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That 'unsubscribe' button may be a scam (www.popsci.com)
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[โ€“] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The unsubscribe button just validates the email address is live and has someone paying attention to it.

[โ€“] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Usually it's already from an account that I verified the email for.