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disposable_email_from_anonymous_network

A disposable address arriving over an anonymous network

The email is on a disposable-provider list and the request came through a VPN, a proxy or Tor.

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What it means

`is_anonymous` on the IP answer covers VPN exits, public proxies and Tor. Plenty of people use them for ordinary privacy.

The pairing is what carries the signal, not either half alone.

What to do

Weigh it where a durable, reachable address matters. Neither half is misconduct on its own.

Example response

{
    "comparison": "email_ip_disposable_anonymous",
    "left": {
        "signal": "email",
        "field": "disposable",
        "value": true
    },
    "right": {
        "signal": "ip",
        "field": "is_anonymous",
        "value": true
    },
    "result": "agree",
    "flag": "disposable_email_from_anonymous_network"
}

Abbreviated: a real answer carries all 33 fields, listed in the validate-phone reference.

Related

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