>Some friends want to subscribe to the UT, and are reluctant to give their e-mail - although I am trying to convince them that giving the e-mail adress on the UT is relative safe.
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>This leads me to some general questions.
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Why is this e-mail required in the first place?
>What happens if somebody subscribes with a fake (non-existent) e-mail?
The Universal Thread focuses a lot on data integrity. That includes the account info. One reason is that it is important that members receive their PUTM info and stuff like that at expiration time. Otherwise, who do you think they'll blame for it? Also, each new member receives an important welcome email. Without a proper email they won't receive it. So later on, they complain about something and that's the reason. And, the list goes on.
At 95% of the time, if a user is now able to provide a valid email, that's because he/she is more than likely to not provide anything at all to the Universal Thread.
Faked account's email are removed immediately.
