The other day, I saw the need to reverify my email. No problem. I clicked through, clicked the button, got the email and clicked the link in the email. I was informed that my email was indeed verified. Cool beans.

I look at my account tonight and I see I need to reverify my email. Hmmm, ok. I click the link, click the button, get the link in the email and click it. I'm told my email is verified. I go back to my account page and I'm told that I need to reverify my email.

I'm using gmail's web interface and FF 3.0.5.

[edit]Eric, I'll hang onto the reverification email. I can forward it to you if you need it.[/edit]
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I think you are okay, and I've goofed.

From the pop-up box under your avatar I see that your e-mail is in fact verified.

Do you get a notice in the status box over the front page news saying you need to verify your e-mail address? I don't think so, if you have a green date of joining under your avatar.

So the only indication is that there is a [re-verify] link in your account page (home.php). But right now that is always there, even if your e-mail has been verified. I probably should adjust that.

Have I guessed correctly, or is there some other indication that your address has not been verified?

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You're right on the money.
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You're right on the money.

So what's the difference between (re)verifying and validating?

My email address, when I changed it to the one I am currently using, was validated at the time. Why the need to re-verify? Does it need to be done every so many times? What do you care what my email address is? What will happen if I never re-verify my email address?
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What will happen if I never re-verify my email address?

Oh, if nothing worse... I thought we'd be sent viruses then, or the server would explode.
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So what's the difference between (re)verifying and validating?

My email address, when I changed it to the one I am currently using, was validated at the time. Why the need to re-verify?

Does it need to be done every so many times? What do you care what my email address is?

What will happen if I never re-verify my email address?

You might not get work. The run we had started, and then interrupted, was a test of a scheduler modification which would only give work to hosts owned by someone who had verified his/her e-mail address.

Ageless wrote:

My email address, when I changed it to the one I am currently using, was validated at the time. Why the need to re-verify?

How long ago was that? If it's been a long time then we may not be sure that the address still works, or more importantly, that you still control it.

Needing to re-verify my email every so many months on projects is only going to be bothersome, especially with the many amounts of projects out there.

You'd have to re-verify your e-mail address each year to continue participating in the on-line component of the project.

Finally, is there a deadline attached to needing to click the link in the email? Or does it never time out?

Suggestion is to have the status of your e-mail (color?) on Your Account match the status of the verification.

So, green is verified within the time limit, yellow/orange is getting close to need, red is in need?

Maybe also put the dates on Your Account, verified xx/xx/xx, next verification needed at xx/xx/xx.

Just some ideas.

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You could probably re-play one from last year to verify an e-mail account that you actually don't control anymore.

I have been reading this sentence a couple of times now and I hit upon the problem of, how do I use a link in an email sent to me at that time if I no longer can control said email address? If I can't get into that email address, I can't get at the email... or can I? ;-)

I had hoped my suggestion to at least change the color on the Account page to match the status of your verify would be done. The last verified and next verify dates would also be a nice addition.


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Both the account page and pull-down in forums are color coded. Red means the e-mail address has not been verified. Green means it has been verified recently. Orange means it was once verified, but not recently (where "recent" is configurable by the project).
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Both the account page and ...

Wormholio wrote:

Both the account page and ...

Then why is mine yellow on the Account page, and Green everywhere else?

Strange. Is it still orange on your account page now?

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Strange. Is it still orange on your account page now?

Strange. Is it still orange on your account page now?

Still orange. Any update?

Still orange. Any update?

Should I try verifying yet again to see if that turns it green?
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Should I try verifying yet again to see if that turns it green?

I is still orange )-:

I is still orange )-:

[Pooh Bear 27]

I is still orange )-:

I finally got a chance to look at the code. It should now be the same color in your personal account page as it is in the forums pop-up. I think the problem was one missing line of code. Please verify that it works now (or doesn't).


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I finally got a chance to look at the code. It should now be the same color in your personal account page as it is in the forums pop-up. I think the problem was one missing line of code. Please verify that it works now (or doesn't).

Sadly, I'm still orange on my account page and green on the forum popup.

The page in question is: http://pirates.spy-hill.net/home.php
When you go there, what color is your e-mail address?

Right now it's orange, but I've turned it red and green by changing the timetstamp
in the database for e-mail verification. It worked for me. Do the dates of verification match between forum and home.php?

My verified dates do not match. On the home page I show 13 March 2008, on the forums I show Feb 7, 2009.

Is this the issue? Why two different dates?

I think your hint helped me find the problem. Please check it now.

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I think your hint helped me find the problem. Please check it now.

Perfect!

So, two different counters that were not merged correctly?

I'm not getting the verification email. I've tried a couple times over the few days. It's going to a gmail address. It's not showing up in spam. I shouldn't have a problem with the domain. :)
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It seems that all e-mail is broken now. I'll take a look at it...

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It seems that all e-mail is broken now. I'll take a look at it...

Mail seems to be working now. Got the notice of the new post in the thread and the email verification email. And, the verification worked. :-)

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Very good capt'n! Care to share what you broke?

*ducks and prepares for Mess Duty*
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Mail seems to be working now. Got the notice of the new post in the thread and the email verification email. And, the verification worked. :-)

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Very good capt'n! Care to share what you broke?

*ducks and prepares for Mess Duty*

KSMarksPsych wrote:

Mail seems to be working now. Got the notice of the new post in the thread and the email verification email. And, the verification worked. :-)

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Very good capt'n! Care to share what you broke?

*ducks and prepares for Mess Duty*

The e-mail system on the whole server was not set up properly after the system upgrade.

I'm glad to hear that it works again now. But I may break it again. I will change it over from sendmail to postfix. Hopefully nobody will notice...