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Dec 25, 2001 | 3:29 am

FewMiles

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New user e-mail verification?

Is there still verification of e-mail addresses in FT profiles? When new people register, do they get to choose a password right away or do they have an automatically generated one sent to the e-mail address they provide (and this is supposed to happen if you change your profile's e-mail address too). This rudimentary e-mail address verification at least 1) provides a check that the e-mail address stored in the profile is a valid one; and 2) ensures someone else can't use your e-mail address to sign up.

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FewMiles..

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Dec 25, 2001 | 8:30 am

John at Webflyer

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Yes, email verification is still required.

Dec 25, 2001 | 12:13 pm

FewMiles

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Thanks, John, for the quick reply. Merry Christmas!

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Dec 25, 2001 | 3:03 pm

FewMiles

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Someone has told me that they tried to create a new user account (just testing) and found that the e-mail verification is not turned on.  Can it be re-activated please?

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Dec 25, 2001 | 7:55 pm

John at Webflyer

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Hmmmm. I'll take a look at the settings, FewMiles -- it should definitely be activated if it is not.

Dec 26, 2001 | 9:20 am

John at Webflyer

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Thanks for bringing this to my attention, FewMiles, email addresses were not required, and that was definitely a misconfiguration. I've changed that so that email confirmation is back in place.

Thanks again for letting us know.