RPS Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Do they get a message saying that free emails aren't allowed - Yes, the message is in the language file I believe.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrat Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thanks for this, Matt. Feel a whole lot safer! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianoz Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Out of interest - if you use this list, what service do you recommend users use for their email?If they have to use something free, gmail.com by far and away. I have no idea whether gmail.com is on the list though, it probably is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnet Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 shall I give you some more emails? hanmail.net empal.com naver.com dreamwiz.com nate.com paran.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MellaHost Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Hello Matt. Thanks for this.... Added beautifully. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnet Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Not a good Idea. there are a lot fo guys out there who are just trying to make a website and host it and do not have a domain so stopping them is not wise. and no matter how big is the list there are a lot of temporary email services out there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianoz Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 so stopping them is not wise.Most spammers and fraudsters use free email accounts, so stopping them is actually very wise, despite your unsupported assertion. Unless you don't care about supporting spammers or fraud! On the other hand, in all fairness, gmail is not really a "free" email account provider in that sense, as it's less common for spammers/baddies to use it. I wouldn't consider use of gmail as a red flag. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNodashi Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Most spammers and fraudsters use free email accounts, so stopping them is actually very wise, despite your unsupported assertion. Unless you don't care about supporting spammers or fraud! On the other hand, in all fairness, gmail is not really a "free" email account provider in that sense, as it's less common for spammers/baddies to use it. I wouldn't consider use of gmail as a red flag. True, but this differs from company to company. If you offer free hosting, or very very cheap hosting then spammers & fraudsters tend to target you easier than someone who doesn't. So it's also a matter of what you offer. And, the really determined spammers will use a normal email address, even if it's stolen, just to get in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnahost Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ok what makes this an advantage? It seems like a drawback to me. Why keep people from using free email services? No one should have to find other means to get a new email that isn't free. There free for a reason, so you don't have to pay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ok what makes this an advantage? - Did you read the comments above regarding spam? That's the major reason.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othellotech Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ok what makes this an advantage? Stopping 97% of fraudulent orders isnt an obvious advantage ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnahost Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Stopping 97% of fraudulent orders isnt an obvious advantage ? I haven't come across it yet so it isn't a problem for me. But I suppose it could become one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 We have struggled with this one for years. Been in the business for 9 years so just to give some food for thought to those who aren't in the business as long: We were getting hit by fraud orders (sometimes 6 a day) and it was taking up A LOT of man hours, and some costs in chargebacks when some got through. We employed IP blocking, telephone screening, etc etc, and still the fraud orders continued. We now place a complete block on free email providers hotmail, gmail, googlemail, yahoo etc, in fact the list provided here. Now, Fraud orders = nil. What about our bottom line though? Well, we've just had our best month ever in the 9+ year history of our company. (global credit crunch included) Customers understand when we explain why and seem happy to differentiate themselves from fraudsters. Hope this helps Si 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkent Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Very useful, thanks. However, I won't be using it. Most people nowadays have free email accounts and actually prefer to use them when signing up for most sites, besides, I haven't had any problems with people using free email accounts yet anyway. I would prefer not to restrict people from using free email accounts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingfool Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I have followed the instructions in the download and receive the following error when trying to install the plug-in. Could anyone tell me what I should do next? This webpage is not available. The webpage at http://www.mywebsite.com:2082/3rdparty/phpMyAdmin/import.php might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address. More information on this error Below is the original error message Error 2 (net::ERR_FAILED): Unknown error. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo1 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I had this addon a while back, but then I uninstalled it. Is it really a good idea to ban so many email domains, especially ones like hotmail, yahoo and gmail? What is the logic behind banning these, maybe I am just unaware. Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) I had this addon a while back, but then I uninstalled it. Is it really a good idea to ban so many email domains, especially ones like hotmail, yahoo and gmail? What is the logic behind banning these, maybe I am just unaware. Thank you. usually when you install an add-on, you do so for a reason. ie to solve an existing problem. Why did you install this in the first place? If you aren't having a problem with fraud orders, you won't appreciate the value. As soon as you do start having fraud issues - 90%+ of which originate from hotmail/yahoo addresses etc, then you'll appreciate the add-on. The use of this add-on will always come down to personal preference and choice. We can afford to be choosy about who we want as customers and most people who use us have access to 'proper' email addys (ie domain or ISP based emails). If they want to use google, gmail or yahoo after they sign up, that's not a problem. However, we insist if we are going to be up-front with customers about who we are, that they at least be up front with us at sign up, (and if they have nothing to hide it won't be an issue), considering the fact that we are the ones carrying the financial risk. Fraudsters ALWAYS use free emails providers. PERIOD. (My experience). If they won't/aren't prepared to differentiate themselves from fraudsters at signup point, and understand why we ask that they do that. It's adios I'm afraid. There's plenty of other hosting companies they can go to. Our loss I guess. Si Edited November 6, 2008 by Si 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydcodrington Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I have a 'send email failed' error and I have it for a client that already exist and using an email account setup on his hosting account. Also I have a client at BT Open Reach and I can't send him emails to his @openreach.co.uk account. Does anyone have any ideas as this is now a very frustrating issue and I need to resolve this? All the best, Lloyd Codrington. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyhosting Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 WOW! Thanks Matt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackster Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 So what if the user was a first time buyer for hosting? Wouldn't they have to use a free email service? Some ISP's don't give out a free email. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSG Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Can we decide which free email provider to be suspended or unsuspend from the list? (like adding and/or delete at our own will) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZingNos Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 You forgot temporary inbox sites INSERT INTO tblbannedemails (domain) VALUES ('trashmail.net'); INSERT INTO tblbannedemails (domain) VALUES ('temporaryinbox.com'); BTW. I just removed Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo since most clients sign up using those. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom22 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 BTW. I just removed Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo since most clients sign up using those. For what I understand this mod must be used for avoid fraud because most people use Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo for do that...so if you remove this 3 big provider on the list using this mod don't make a lot sens.. Right now for me I don't have again run my business so I don't plan to restrict user to subscribe/buy a product using free email...If later I see I get fraud problem I will implement it... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo1 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) For what I understand this mod must be used for avoid fraud because most people use Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo for do that...so if you remove this 3 big provider on the list using this mod don't make a lot sens.. Even if I had a fraud problem, I would be hesitant to block email like yahoo, hotmail or gmail (especially gmail). I have several customers who are signed up using these free emails.. they are good people and always pay their bills. They are the type of customers that had no other email address when signing up, and if I was to reject their order based simply on their email address, I would have lost their business not to mention making them frustrated. I don't want to risk losing business by blocking popular free email domains like these. Edited March 21, 2009 by apollo1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom22 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Even if I had a fraud problem, I would be hesitant to block email like yahoo, hotmail or gmail (especially gmail). I have several customers who are signed up using these free emails.. they are good people and always pay their bills. They are the type of customers that had no other email address when signing up, and if I was to reject their order based simply on their email address, I would have lost their business not to mention making them frustrated. I don't want to risk losing business by blocking popular free email domains like these. Yes sure I understand...but Matt say: The banned email list will stop the user from ever signing up with an email on one of the domains on the list. Until they signup and checkout, the fraud check isn't run. Doesn't affect orders from existing clients with free emails - only new signups. Matt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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