On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, jon * wrote:
> > If you want clean and Polite! email (avoiding spam and nuisance attacks)
> > then you should send an email to that account asking them to reply for it to
> > be really setup.
>
> Yep, I agree 100%. Unfortunately, that isn't always possible and it isn't
> always a case of signing up for something. For example...a clear ink
> net-service site...<http://www.paletteman.com/>...you can email yourself the
> colors you pick. well, it turns out that about 5 people/day can't type in
> their email addresses correctly. having a solution that works a bit better
> or does some sort of validation would be really cool.
>
> -jon
>
This may not be the ideal solution from a user interface perspective but,
you can always have them enter the email address twice in the same form
and then make sure they match. This cuts down on the typo's. I've seen this
in action on a few sites.
Bill Thompson
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