mail issue?

Athrael · 09-19-2008, 08:33 AM

My bf (Elein/Strata) created an account here on eq2flames, but he's not getting the activation email.. any problems with mails ?

Kahna · 09-19-2008, 10:24 AM

Be sure he double checks the spelling of the email he registered.

Anyway, his mailing service is probably tossing the e-mail into the Spam can if it's not deleting it outright because of his service's spam controls. Back them down, resend validation email, return spam control to normal or add eq2flames.com to the service's safelist/whitelist/whatever it uses.

Athrael · 09-19-2008, 12:07 PM

He had a capital letter in the email add, but other than that it is correct, could that have borked it?

He still needs activation email though..

Cexi · 09-19-2008, 01:55 PM

Capital or not shouldn't affect it.
Do what Kahna said and it should work.

Osime · 09-19-2008, 03:57 PM

you surfing from the same IP? Contact Niber if you are. The site only allows one account per IP so it may not be sending it as it recognizes it as an already logged IP... just another possibility.

Morara · 09-19-2008, 08:57 PM

I think it lets you go through the process of signing up and activating regardless, and LFG just makes a post calling you a fag.

Kahna · 09-19-2008, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Osime

you surfing from the same IP? Contact Niber if you are. The site only allows one account per IP so it may not be sending it as it recognizes it as an already logged IP... just another possibility.

EQ2Flames doesn't use IP logging as a means of accurately identifying someone making multiple accounts from the same location. The site drops a cookie on your computer that checks the basic hardware configuration and then reports back to the site that multiple accounts are being created/accessed on the same computer. LFG or Niber explained it better somewhere in one of their posts calling out a retard making multiple accounts just to agree with himself in posts or to harass people with the other account.

Still, as said above even if it's the same computer, he should still get the validation link etc etc, just the site would notify the admins another account from the same computer is being created, then all you'd have to do is explain the BF/GF, Husband/Wife situation using the same PC in a PM and all would be cool.

If his address is correct, it has to be his spam settings. If it continues to be a problem, just have him open a throwaway email account to register with. I have a Hotmail account I use for pretty much any website/service that I don't trust or to get around Spam Control from another email service that's giving me problems. Heck, last I checked my Hotmail was getting about 40 spams a day heh.

OT: It's no longer really an issue now with BugMeNot for Firefox for sites that I was to visit once or twice and never see again. I still keep the Hotmail as a spam dump / registration address for shady sites and use my Yahoo! as primary e-mail, with my AKO rarely used except for getting discounted Alltel service hah!

Ultimaomega · 09-19-2008, 10:20 PM

http://www.eq2flames.com/rate-retard...chebag-15.html

That's a link to what you may be talking about...but it shows IP, not the cookie. I'm not confirming or denying a link of said cookie, but IP addresses definitely seem to be involved from what I see here.

Kahna · 09-19-2008, 10:26 PM

IP addresses can be a big tip off, but like I said, for positive identification I swear LFG or Niber mentioned the tracking cookie in a similar RAR post.

Ultimaomega · 09-19-2008, 10:30 PM

Right, I missed the key word "accurately" in your last post.