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04-05-2005, 06:40 PM
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Those that sign-up that don't register fall into two categories:
1) Those that sign up and get their email address wrong and then wonder why they didn't get an email/sign up again with a different name
2) Those that sign up with a free email account (Yahoo, Hotmail etc)
How many of you use free email accounts and how many of you have the junk mail filter on? I'm tempted to ban free accounts on the registration page as 90% of incomplete registrations are from these users.
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04-05-2005, 06:51 PM
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I have all 3, although it is the email name in my own domain that I use most.
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04-05-2005, 07:17 PM
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I use both the one from my ISP (aol) and a free one from hotmail, but thats mainly used for MSN messenger
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04-05-2005, 07:22 PM
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up until recently I used the one I have at Uni', but I'm now changing over to using my hotmail one more, as I finish uni soon, so I don't want any important stuff being sent to the wrong one.
I have the junk filter on, but I tend to check it regularly, I might just turn it off as it's not that good anyway.
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04-05-2005, 10:53 PM
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I use Gmail (although I use it through an alias - mike =at= team fishcake dot co dot you kay) with the SPAM! filter on ... i think it's just a case of people having the junk mail flter. Maybe another bit on the reg screen saying "if you use hotmail/whatever, your junk mail filter might mark the confirmation email as spam by accident. check your spam folder"
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04-05-2005, 10:56 PM
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What difference does it make? Doesn't the system discard incomplete signups after a few days?
I usually use my gmail account, which is a free one obviously. It's also tons better than amy isp-provided pop account, and isn't isp-specific. It really pisses me off when boards are anti-freemail, as it's an inconvenience.
For those that are, i use my gmx mail, which is, surprise surprise, free as well. It's just not on any banned lists.
It's far easier to access your webmail when you're out and about, and these days gmail etc are far better than anything your isp would provide.
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04-06-2005, 05:26 AM
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What difference does it make? Doesn't the system discard incomplete signups after a few days? |
Nope, this isn't a feature of phpbb 2.x, and I have to manually delete inactive users periodically. If I don't do this, I get a deluge of address not known errors on bulk email sends. It also serves to bloat the DB. It really pisses me off when boards are anti-freemail, as it's an inconvenience. |
It's also a security and spam issue: spammers use free email accounts, but rarely not. Typically if anything member related is an issue, it would be related to a free email address. Take this out of the loop and you reduce a lot of problems! It's far easier to access your webmail when you're out and about, and these days gmail etc are far better than anything your isp would provide. |
The best solution is to use your hosting account if you have one. I use squirrelmail to check my email on the move, and if I made use of my IMAP connection, I'd be able to view all my emails anywhere, anytime... without adverts and with virtually limitless space.
I won't ban free email addresses, but it does cause administrators more hassle by allowing them.
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04-06-2005, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc Peters What difference does it make? Doesn't the system discard incomplete signups after a few days? |
Nope, this isn't a feature of phpbb 2.x, and I have to manually delete inactive users periodically. If I don't do this, I get a deluge of address not known errors on bulk email sends. It also serves to bloat the DB.
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Is there a mod you could install? It'd save you the bother. It really pisses me off when boards are anti-freemail, as it's an inconvenience. |
It's also a security and spam issue: spammers use free email accounts, but rarely not. Typically if anything member related is an issue, it would be related to a free email address. Take this out of the loop and you reduce a lot of problems!
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Yep, i understand this. It's far easier to access your webmail when you're out and about, and these days gmail etc are far better than anything your isp would provide. |
The best solution is to use your hosting account if you have one. I use squirrelmail to check my email on the move, and if I made use of my IMAP connection, I'd be able to view all my emails anywhere, anytime... without adverts and with virtually limitless space.
I won't ban free email addresses, but it does cause administrators more hassle by allowing them.
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I don't have hosting, unfortunately. I have no real use for it, tbh. I've seen a few deals, based in the US and Canada that are fantastically cheap, so i might end up sorting out some hosting, just for hosting files, photos and videos, but it's a bit of an inconvenience just for email.
The problem is that hosting (+email) costs, isp popmail is isp-specific (so if you leave that isp, it's gone, and you have to tell everyone you know, again), and free mail is great (these days, it used to be shit) but insecure in the respect mentioned above.
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04-06-2005, 05:47 PM
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I have a mod, but it still involves manual intervention.
1) It would have to involve a cron job whatsitface too (and I can't be arsed to get that sorted out).
2) Some people just need a poke to complete the registration, or I resend the email to what I think is the correct address. I have no real use for it, tbh. I've seen a few deals, based in the US and Canada that are fantastically cheap, so I might end up sorting out some hosting, just for hosting files, photos and videos, but it's a bit of an inconvenience just for email. |
How much would you want to spend on a hosting account geared to email? I'm a reseller, so I "buy" space on bulk as it were. And the beautiful thing about having your own domain is that it's always going to be yours (as long as you don't forget to pay!).
Incidently, just bought the domain vlogz.co.uk. Aparently vlogs (the video version of the blog) are going to be the next big thing, so I thought I'd try and get in on it!
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04-06-2005, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc Peters Incidently, just bought the domain vlogz.co.uk. Aparently vlogs (the video version of the blog) are going to be the next big thing, so I thought I'd try and get in on it! |
Hows that gunna work?
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