my rule of thumb is:
if I get an alert email from any service I'm signed up for, and I think it's legit, I log in normally from my bookmarks (not from links in the email).
If the alert is legit, they will have some sort of notification on the user home page.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
if I get an alert email from any service I'm signed up for, and I think it's legit, I log in normally from my bookmarks (not from links in the email).
If the alert is legit, they will have some sort of notification on the user home page.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy