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ProtonMail domains listed as disposable. Help needed to delist (github.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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For now pm.me, proton.me, protonmail.com, protonmail.ch, slmail.me got blocked!

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[–] misophist 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

It's a list of places you can get free, disposable email addresses. Protonmail fits here. Now, why anybody would use this list for mail filtering is a whole different question. They'd be blocking some huge email providers.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Isn't every email address disposable?

[–] misophist 6 points 11 months ago

Yes, but some are more difficult to get. Personal domains cost money. Edu, gov, and most business emails are harder to get.

[–] jordanlund 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Quite a few companies block free email addresses from filling out forms due to abuse. Happens all the time.

[–] gingersneak 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What company in their right mind blocks Gmail? Also, who pays for email?

[–] jordanlund 2 points 11 months ago

Companies that engage in business to business services.

Say you have a free demo of the product you're selling, but you want to limit downloads to other legitimate businesses, because that's your market.

You gate it behind a form, and rig the form submission to reject free and ISP email addresses.

So [email protected] - desirable and allowed. [email protected] or cox.net - not your market, block form submission.

Happens ALL the time.