[twitter-dev] Re: Checking if a user exists by email
No one accused you to be a spammer, and there are definitely very useful scenarios for such a functionality. But, and that's the key point, there a many many more scenarios in which it could be abused by spammers... Marco 2009/10/20 HAR Devel > > I can see how this might look like a spammer's request, but it can be > used for legitimate purposes. Thanks for the info though. > > On Oct 15, 9:06 am, Andrew Badera wrote: > > Haven't you heard about the allegedly spammer-hostile Address Book API > > that's coming soon? > > > > ∞ Andy Badera > > ∞ +1 518-641-1280 > > ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private > > ∞ Google me:http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew%20badera > > > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Duane Roelands > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > ...and there never ever should be. > > > > > On Oct 14, 4:55 pm, JDG wrote: > > >> no. > > > > >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 09:50, HAR HAR > wrote: > > > > >> > There was a post on this group called "API Method for checking if a > > >> > user exists?" a while ago. The method for checking if a user exist > > >> > described there no longer works. Is there a way for me to use the > API > > >> > to verify if an email address is associated with a twitter account? > > > > >> > Thanks. > > > > >> -- > > >> Internets. Serious business. >
[twitter-dev] Re: Checking if a user exists by email
I can see how this might look like a spammer's request, but it can be used for legitimate purposes. Thanks for the info though. On Oct 15, 9:06 am, Andrew Badera wrote: > Haven't you heard about the allegedly spammer-hostile Address Book API > that's coming soon? > > ∞ Andy Badera > ∞ +1 518-641-1280 > ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private > ∞ Google me:http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew%20badera > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Duane Roelands > > > > wrote: > > > ...and there never ever should be. > > > On Oct 14, 4:55 pm, JDG wrote: > >> no. > > >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 09:50, HAR HAR wrote: > > >> > There was a post on this group called "API Method for checking if a > >> > user exists?" a while ago. The method for checking if a user exist > >> > described there no longer works. Is there a way for me to use the API > >> > to verify if an email address is associated with a twitter account? > > >> > Thanks. > > >> -- > >> Internets. Serious business.
[twitter-dev] Re: Checking if a user exists by email
Haven't you heard about the allegedly spammer-hostile Address Book API that's coming soon? ∞ Andy Badera ∞ +1 518-641-1280 ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private ∞ Google me: http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew%20badera On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Duane Roelands wrote: > > ...and there never ever should be. > > On Oct 14, 4:55 pm, JDG wrote: >> no. >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 09:50, HAR HAR wrote: >> >> > There was a post on this group called "API Method for checking if a >> > user exists?" a while ago. The method for checking if a user exist >> > described there no longer works. Is there a way for me to use the API >> > to verify if an email address is associated with a twitter account? >> >> > Thanks. >> >> -- >> Internets. Serious business. >
[twitter-dev] Re: Checking if a user exists by email
...and there never ever should be. On Oct 14, 4:55 pm, JDG wrote: > no. > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 09:50, HAR HAR wrote: > > > There was a post on this group called "API Method for checking if a > > user exists?" a while ago. The method for checking if a user exist > > described there no longer works. Is there a way for me to use the API > > to verify if an email address is associated with a twitter account? > > > Thanks. > > -- > Internets. Serious business.
[twitter-dev] Re: Checking if a user exists by email
no. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 09:50, HAR HAR wrote: > > There was a post on this group called "API Method for checking if a > user exists?" a while ago. The method for checking if a user exist > described there no longer works. Is there a way for me to use the API > to verify if an email address is associated with a twitter account? > > Thanks. > -- Internets. Serious business.
