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by asalahli 1296 days ago
A charity API. When people outside my contacts list first email me, I would (auto) generate and send a charity donation link to them, and once the donation is verified, I'd let their mail through.

I've been thinking about a captcha-like "prove you're not a bot/spammer" system for emails and I think charity donations would be a good test of that.
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harshalizee 1296 days ago
That sounds horrifying though. Instead of captcha, a user now has to navigate a random website and a payment processor to obtain access. So much potential to be on the hook for shady transactions just to let an email through.
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asalahli 1296 days ago
Admittedly, reality might be different (I won't know until I actually have this feature), but in my mind this is a good thing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I would still receive emails from my contacts and I can add new people to contact list if I meet them through other channels first. This would only apply to strangers.

I didn't quite get your last sentence though. Who would be on the hook and why? A 1 dollar donation to a reputable charity wouldn't be a shady transaction.

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