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Tell HN: Email in by browser's autofill had a Typo

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But I went ahead and registered the incorrect email to forward to my correct email, so now I am good.

I somehow got lucky and always typed in my email when signing up on all important websites.

This could have been bad, and this is why all important services always have a "verify your email to proceed" step.

Email verification not only protects you from the outside, but also from yourself.

Huge thanks to the one of you who allowed autofill on that one form, yet still demanded email verification.

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