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akldfgj on Sept 10, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tell HN: Login to unsubscribe is against Federal L...

It's only easier if the recipient is web browsing, and wants to risk getting cookies and malware from a known-malicious entity...

brey on Sept 10, 2012 [–]

if it's a known malicious entity I don't think I'd want to confirm that my email address is 'live' either way ...

the majority use case here is that they're not malicious, merely spammy with good intentions.

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