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Also, asking to retype makes sense for a password where you can't visually verify that you typed what you expected. For an email address, it's pointless and frustrating. Send an email. If it bounces or doesn't get verified in a timely fashion, it was a mistake and delete the account.


And the user never discovers their mistake.


They'll discover they don't get a validation email.


That's just what happens when you give bad contact information.




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