I clicked to verify again but nothing????
Andy
Big red banner I ain't verified, click to verify but nothing in my email inbox, ?
Seems odd 9 years after registering ?
I have just had the same thing,i clicked the link and got an email.
I clicked to verify again but nothing????
Andy
i clicked but got no email yet either. No problem, i can see why chris wants an up to date database.
Seeing as you've written this post, I think you must be
Go into you email and check your spam if its in there click this is not spam and will send to your inbox.
Thats what i had to do.
I got the email but when I click the link the page pops up for less than a second. Also, cant find where to stop my email being visible?
Process worked great for me, clicked the verify, didnt get an email first time though, clicked on the email link and the red banner disappeared.
Cheers
Rich
Although will be changing my email on my profile back to having some rubbish in the middle to stop harvestors, unless the boss says this isnt needed.
Worked ok for me 
Worked ok for me too......
Phil
Guess it must have worked for me too,the red banner has gone
Andy.
Worked for me. Oddly, last year my email address was correct (I used to get post notifications), but when I just checked it was set to the same as my username...
Spam folder was second place I looked after nothing in inbox, red banner still flying high
Worked fine
My email was also set as my username. Changed it in my profile, got the email verification, job jobbed.
Fandabydozy for me too
quote:
Originally posted by probablyleon
...Also, cant find where to stop my email being visible?
, then 'Edit Profile'. There is a check box down the page a
bit. was in the spam box for me!
It was in the Junk MailFolder for me. All ok now
All good for me
suitably verified here
204 people now verified since I implemented the system a few hours ago. I guess that proves the code works!
Thanks to everyone for your understanding.
Cheers, Chris
JGG checked in and verified. I really do exist then, bugger.
the red banner has been off and on all evening for me. Don't see why.
Does the forum need to get everybodys new email addresses so that they can be hacked again?
All a load of B0||0X if you ask me.
quote:
Originally posted by se7en
the red banner has been off and on all evening for me. Don't see why.
Does the forum need to get everybodys new email addresses so that they can be hacked again?
All a load of B0||0X if you ask me.
quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
Hi All
I've had a few issues recently where people have changed PCs, forgotten passwords, etc and have not been able to fix it themselves due to entering an invalid email address on the site. I also get a whole load of bounced email from people who subscribe to topics, and other things that activate email notifications, but have invalid addresses which is getting out of hand.
I'm therefore implementing a verification system for email addresses as of 12th September 2011. If your address has not been verified by then you will not be able to post until it is.
Now before we get anyone ranting about 'spam'....
1. Yes, we did have a problem with spammers trawling the site for email addresses. However, the bug that allowed them to do this was fixed over a year ago.
2. Only registered and verified (using the phone call system if in the last few years) members can view email addresses of other members
3. In your control panel, there is an option to display your email address. The default is 'on', however if you turn it off only Fozzie and myself will be able to see your address.
Any queries or comments please drop me an email or u2u.
Cheers, Chris
Maybe the email default could be OFF to satiate a few cautious people Chris?
(People that may miss when registering or maintaining their details)...
Worked for me at second attempt.
Neil
Worked for me though Hotmail decided it was spam ! Is Bill Gates not a member !!
Regards
Agriv8
Bit of an issue ..... logged in first thing and verified fine no problem, went to make coffee, opened browser and got the red banner again but this
time my email has defaulted to my username so have had to edit my profile back to show my email and verify a second time!
Is there a background job still running to reset everyone's email to their user name that I just got the tail end of?
quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
Worked for me though Hotmail decided it was spam ! Is Bill Gates not a member !!
Regards
Agriv8
quote:
Originally posted by snakebelly
Bit of an issue ..... logged in first thing and verified fine no problem, went to make coffee, opened browser and got the red banner again but this time my email has defaulted to my username so have had to edit my profile back to show my email and verify a second time!
Is there a background job still running to reset everyone's email to their user name that I just got the tail end of?
I`ve tried to verify 3 times now. Received 3 e-mails ok, clinked the link on each e-mail but nothing happens. Still get red banner asking me to do it all again. I just seem to be going around in circles. Can`t be bothered with it anymore. Why try and fix something that ain`t broke? Guess my days are numbered on here then.
quote:
Originally posted by snippy
I`ve tried to verify 3 times now. Received 3 e-mails ok, clinked the link on each e-mail but nothing happens. Still get red banner asking me to do it all again. I just seem to be going around in circles. Can`t be bothered with it anymore. Why try and fix something that ain`t broke? Guess my days are numbered on here then.
quote:
Originally posted by snippy
I`ve tried to verify 3 times now. Received 3 e-mails ok, clinked the link on each e-mail but nothing happens. Still get red banner asking me to do it all again. I just seem to be going around in circles. Can`t be bothered with it anymore. Why try and fix something that ain`t broke? Guess my days are numbered on here then.
No email for me. Checked both spam and regular inbox, nothing yet.
Tried three times
I can only get my work e-mail to work home one doesn't want to play!!
I have also tried to get my email address verified (twice) but still no email. My junk mail folder is empty and my LCB profile settings seem to be
fine.
Occurs to me that it might be down to over zealous spam filtering by some email providers perhaps (btinternet.com in my case)..........is this
possible?
Thanks,
John
Have tried four or five times, but no e-mail for me. Spam filter turned off. Have U2U'd Chris.
quote:
Originally posted by RACER101............Occurs to me that it might be down to over zealous spam filtering by some email providers perhaps (btinternet.com in my case)..........is this possible?..............
... All
In the last 36 hours (or so!) since I put this change live over 700 people have managed to verify their addresses sucessfully. That includes people
from 154 people from @hotmail, 42 people from @btinternet, 21 from AOL, 9 from @talktalk and 19 from @ntlworld.
Therefore, everything I can see points to the site being working and (at least) those ISPs accepting the mail and understanding that it's not
spam.
If you're pressing the verify button and not receiving the mail after a few minutes:
1. Check that your email address is correct. Sounds stupid, but a few people I've 'fixed' because they have an extra dot, or a missing
dot, or an underscore, or something silly like that
2. Check your spam folder.
3. If you're running any kind of internet security software or spam killer on your machine please make sure @locostbuilders.co.uk is whitelisted,
then try sending again.
4. If you're convinced that it's not your PC, call your ISP and ask them why they're filtering mail from the site. They'll need
to know that the origininating MX is typhon.netrino.co.uk which has IP 84.234.16.22.
5. Whatever you do, don't write me a snotty email saying the site isn't working. 705 people (as of 11:30 today) disagree with you.
I'm happy to help, but the problem is most likely at your ISP on on your PC, not the site or the server.
If you are getting the mail but the link doesn't work, try copy-pasting the link straight into your browser. It should look like this:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/memcp.php?action=confirmemail&code=<a 32 digit code>.
If you get a 'code failed' message, check you've got all 32 letters or numbers in the address. It's not case sensitive.
Cheers, Chris
Ok, I have now sorted out my email verification and for the benefit of others who, like me, were encountering difficulties I will endeavour to explain
what I found.
My email address is @btinternet.com. and I can access my emails in 2 ways. First option is to open my email client (Outlook Express in my case). No
verification emails arrived in Outlook despite 3 attempts. Nothing in my junk mail folder and all spam filters in my anti-virus software (AVG) turned
off.
Second option (which I almost never use) is to open my email from my btinternet home page (this is a facility like hotmail which allows you to access
your email account from any computer). Low and behold, the spam folder contains 20 filtered emails including the 3 verification emails from LCB. The
folder also contained a few other automated LCB "New Reply to Subscribed Thread" notifications plus others from British Gas.
What puzzles me most is that the spam filtering on the web based email is totally inconsistent because some other emails from LCB and British Gas have
been allowed through and arrived in my Outlook inbox.
Moral of the story is that I now need to regularly check my web based spam folder to ensure that it isnt randomly blocking legitimate stuff that
should be getting through.
Cheers,
John
[Edited on 9/9/11 by RACER101]
quote:
Originally posted by RACER101
Ok, I have now sorted out my email verification and for the benefit of others who, like me, were encountering difficulties I will endeavour to explain what I found.
My email address is @btinternet.com. and I can access my emails in 2 ways. First option is to open my email client (Outlook Express in my case). No verification emails arrived in Outlook despite 3 attempts. Nothing in my junk mail folder and all spam filters in my anti-virus software (AVG) turned off.
Second option (which I almost never use) is to open my email from my btinternet home page (this is a facility like hotmail which allows you to access your email account from any computer). Low and behold, the spam folder contains 20 filtered emails including the 3 verification emails from LCB. The folder also contained a few other automated LCB "New Reply to Subscribed Thread" notifications plus others from British Gas.
What puzzles me most is that the spam filtering on the web based email is totally inconsisent because some other emails from LCB and British Gas have been allowed through and arrived in my Outlook inbox.
Moral of the story is that I now need to regularly check my web based spam folder to ensure that it isnt randomly blocking legitimate stuff that should be getting through.
Cheers,
John
A lot of ISP's work on the principle that a lot of similar emails from the same source to many of their customers in a shor time window must be
spam and they filter it.
Demon supply this as an option, but if selected they just delete it silently and don't give access even on their web-mail.
quote:
Originally posted by iank
A lot of ISP's work on the principle that a lot of similar emails from the same source to many of their customers in a shor time window must be spam and they filter it.
Demon supply this as an option, but if selected they just delete it silently and don't give access even on their web-mail.
I had no problem verifying my email address per the recent change but interestingly enough, in the past couple of weeks I have started to get a deluge of spam emails to my LCB email address (which I don't use for anything else). They mostly seem to be from China offering me wonderful opportunities to buy products I am not interested in!
I couldn't verify, and have been using Incredimail. Signed onto AOL, and found the verification e-mail .... "BINGO."
quote:
Originally posted by RACER101
Ok, I have now sorted out my email verification and for the benefit of others who, like me, were encountering difficulties I will endeavour to explain what I found.
My email address is @btinternet.com. and I can access my emails in 2 ways. First option is to open my email client (Outlook Express in my case). No verification emails arrived in Outlook despite 3 attempts. Nothing in my junk mail folder and all spam filters in my anti-virus software (AVG) turned off.
Second option (which I almost never use) is to open my email from my btinternet home page (this is a facility like hotmail which allows you to access your email account from any computer). Low and behold, the spam folder contains 20 filtered emails including the 3 verification emails from LCB. The folder also contained a few other automated LCB "New Reply to Subscribed Thread" notifications plus others from British Gas.
What puzzles me most is that the spam filtering on the web based email is totally inconsistent because some other emails from LCB and British Gas have been allowed through and arrived in my Outlook inbox.
Moral of the story is that I now need to regularly check my web based spam folder to ensure that it isnt randomly blocking legitimate stuff that should be getting through.
Cheers,
John
[Edited on 9/9/11 by RACER101]