Post #1717161
2026-04-02 14:35 UTC
@gumnos Using a form works 100% of the time, eliminates the game of whack-a-mole with spammers, and doesn’t require the user to have a configured email client (or remember their webmail login) if they’re using a shared computer (e.g. library PC).
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@morgant@mastodon.social 2026-04-02 14:53
@tantramar @gumnos I'll counter that using a form has many downsides (naturally, many still shared by email): 1. Still a target for spammers, often requiring JS captchas and such 2. No guarantee the destination is checked or left to collect spam 3. Doesn't provide the user with actual contact info 4. Higher liklihood of message data loss (user must remember to copy form content before submitting because an error often results in loss of the message content) 5. Privacy concerns