reply by original author of question: The question is asked because I tried to create a new account.
I accidentally clicked on "submit" before completing the entire e-mail address. (only a portion was entered)
The system now recognizes the new user name, but it can never be logged into because there is no way to access the password.
The question was posed as stated because I can see that this could/would be a problem if this occurred on a large scale and there were no corrective action taken, like removing the user name if the e-mail containing the password bounced.
A Vandal is defined for purposes of this discussion as Someone who creates a large number of user names for no particular reason.

In reply to Re^2: invalid mail account for new user by Anonymous Monk
in thread invalid mail account for new user by meanroy

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