Sign up to Github with Tuta mail is "Unusual activity", with just created Gmail it's fine
So I have a story to share:
I wanted to create a Github for my new project so I used my tuta mail for sign up. But I've got “We detected unusual activity”. So I followed the troubleshooting guide from Github:
- tried different browsers
- disabled plugins
- tried different networks
- tried different devices
- I even tried a different email from my local provider (Centrum email)
Nothing helped. And then I thought - I know what's your problem you assholes. You're bothered that I didn't use one of the mega-corporation emails like Gmail or Outlook, isn't it?
So in like 3 minutes I created a new Gmail account and voila - sign up worked.
And my question is - so an email created in like 3 minutes isn't an unusual activity Github? That's fine? But tuta for which you need to wait for 2 days for verification is a "Unusual activity"?
Rant over
PS. If you ask why Github, well, currently it's a small project for our community that might go nowhere eventually. I just need it fast, I need Github pages and I need it as accessible as possible so I don't demotivate people right from the start.
I'm sure it's the .io TLD that causes the problem. I have an account with tuta.com and it's fine. The .io TLD is never a good idea anyway.
Interesting, why is it a bad idea? Had I known I may have picked something else 😅
It's not a good idea but Tuta is the culprit for using it. It's a country TLD (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.io) and IIRC the country could prevent anyone from using it. Very low chance of that happening though since they most likely make money from it.
Good to know, I've never heard about this. Thanks!
I had issues with many websites using tuta mail. Not sure what's the deal with that.
Almost certainly tuta's abuse policies and I assume lack of them. I doubt gh had every even heard of this provider outside of a spam domain.
Plenty of Lemmy instances block this shit too 🤷♂️