Webmail Privilege Requirements via the Reputation System
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@999geek no, once gained webmail is only turned off if the service is abused / not used per terms and conditions, for example if you send spam emails.
You don't need to communicate on the forum or write blog posts. Just using the browser while being logged into Sync is enough. Ultimately Vivaldi just wants to make sure that the email account is provided to actual users of its products and services, not to folks that just want to have a free email address.
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@WildEnte Thanks, hopefully I can qualify for this soon as I don't want to use the gmail ones anymore!
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@999geek just to avoid confusion later: the email address is always [email protected] (in your case, account_name = 999geek).
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@999geek And be aware, Vivaldi mail storage is 5GB. It cannot be expanded.
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Agree with the OP: the systems is tedious, the criteria are unclear, and the excuse that otherwise the service would be abused by spammers seems a stretch.
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@amargo welcome to the forum.
Vivaldi is not trying to be a freemail provider. There are plenty of email services to choose from. Feel free to consider whether or not you may be happier with what they offer -
@amargo The system was already being abused by spammers before the reputation system was adopted. The new system basically put a stop to that. The criteria are unclear on purpose. It is a partial protection against gaming the system.
As for tedium, this is a value usually reserved for things you have to do. You do not have to get a Vivaldi email address. It's a perk for active community members, (and active members get it without trying) not something users have to get, nor that Vivaldi has a duty to provide to anyone. If a user finds it too "tedious" to get an email address, then they need to just not do it. There are free email addresses available on the web, by the bushel. One may go anywhere to get one.
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@TheQuantumAlpha It was less effective than hoped (spoofed phone numbers are too easy to come by), too strenuously objected to by a number of users, and it ruled out anyone who did not have text messaging capability.
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@TheQuantumAlpha said in Webmail Privilege Requirements via the Reputation System:
@Ayespy curious... Was the previous phone number requirement effective? I might know the answer already, but curious nonetheless.
This is a quote from another thread about the effectiveness of switching to the reputation system:
@jane-n said in It is good to be warned beforehand:
It has indeed reduced the number of spam accounts and emails significantly
And in 2022, after they had implemented the phone verification system they said that it was helping but not stopping spam accounts.
@jane-n said in I can't log in to forum.vivaldi.net anymore; Because hcaptcha blocks us.:
Phone verification is only required from users, who wish to use Vivaldi's email service and/or the blogging platform. As mentioned, it's a spam prevention measure and, though, it hasn't eliminated spam, it has reduced it
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@WildEnte Great explanation! I kind of felt the social aspect of it was a barrier at first too but I'm actually beginning to enjoy it. And I'd much rather be part of a community than pay a subscription.
