Help - new member can't post...?!

CatsEye · 2005-10-31, 04:29 AM

I'm writing for fellow webmaster friend who is logged in here but cannot post.

Said he signed up for the boards, and it accepted and let him in with the user name and password he set up, but he can't post, and hasn't received an email with any confirmation link from the boards and it's been a couple days.

Is there a specific email address he should contact for some troubleshooting help?

Thanks-
CatsEye

selena · 2005-10-31, 09:24 AM

I'm sure Jim or GG will be along to help with this.

Greenguy · 2005-10-31, 09:49 AM

What the username? I can have the script re-email them the activation link.

CatsEye · 2005-11-01, 12:29 AM

Thank you!

The username is: pvtspanky

Cheers-
CatsEye

Greenguy · 2005-11-01, 11:19 AM

I had the script send them the info again.

Jim · 2005-11-01, 11:23 AM

And I belive I just took care of spam arrest

It might not have been this account but it may have been.

pvtspanky · 2005-11-01, 05:50 PM

OK. Now I feel like a complete jackass! I want to thank greenguy & catseye for pointing something out to me that I had no idea existed!

Two months ago I switched ISP's. This is my third ISP in six years.

I signed up for the board here. I didn't get a confirmation email. But, I could log in. I even changed my password and the board did send me a confirmation for the password change. So now I'm just completely confused...

I ICQ greenguy and he tells me it's a problem on my side. But I just can't figure out why. I do have a spam filter on my email proggie, but I never use it.

I ICQ CatsEye and she tells me that my ISP must be blocking the mails.

I log into my account at the ISP, then I log into my ISP's webmail, something I have never done, and guess what?! My ISP has a feature called SpamGuard Plus and it's automatically set to "On" as the default. Not only that but it "automatically learns by your browsing habits what is and isn't spam." I was so pissed when I found this out. I'm so glad that my ISP thinks it nows what's best for me. There were 285 emails in the junk folder and maybe 20 of them were actual spam. They were all biz related and confirmation links for TGP/MGP & linklists.

Thanks for helping out & thanks for opening my eyes, I'm sorry for wasting your time.

At least I can finally post now!

2005-10-31, 04:29 AM	#1
CatsEye Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: May 2005 Location: Washington (no, the NICE one.) Posts: 128	Help - new member can't post...?! I'm writing for fellow webmaster friend who is logged in here but cannot post. Said he signed up for the boards, and it accepted and let him in with the user name and password he set up, but he can't post, and hasn't received an email with any confirmation link from the boards and it's been a couple days. Is there a specific email address he should contact for some troubleshooting help? Thanks- CatsEye

2005-10-31, 09:24 AM	#2
selena Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert Join Date: May 2004 Location: On the edge Posts: 592	I'm sure Jim or GG will be along to help with this. __________________ Doer of Things at MetArtMoney Skype selena.delgado9 ICQ 273551440

2005-10-31, 09:49 AM	#3
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	What the username? I can have the script re-email them the activation link. __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2005-11-01, 11:19 AM	#5
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	I had the script send them the info again. __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2005-11-01, 12:29 AM	#4
CatsEye Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: May 2005 Location: Washington (no, the NICE one.) Posts: 128	Thank you! The username is: pvtspanky Cheers- CatsEye

2005-11-01, 11:23 AM	#6
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	And I belive I just took care of spam arrest It might not have been this account but it may have been.

2005-11-01, 05:50 PM	#7
pvtspanky Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 93	OK. Now I feel like a complete jackass! I want to thank greenguy & catseye for pointing something out to me that I had no idea existed! Two months ago I switched ISP's. This is my third ISP in six years. I signed up for the board here. I didn't get a confirmation email. But, I could log in. I even changed my password and the board did send me a confirmation for the password change. So now I'm just completely confused... I ICQ greenguy and he tells me it's a problem on my side. But I just can't figure out why. I do have a spam filter on my email proggie, but I never use it. I ICQ CatsEye and she tells me that my ISP must be blocking the mails. I log into my account at the ISP, then I log into my ISP's webmail, something I have never done, and guess what?! My ISP has a feature called SpamGuard Plus and it's automatically set to "On" as the default. Not only that but it "automatically learns by your browsing habits what is and isn't spam." I was so pissed when I found this out. I'm so glad that my ISP thinks it nows what's best for me. There were 285 emails in the junk folder and maybe 20 of them were actual spam. They were all biz related and confirmation links for TGP/MGP & linklists. Thanks for helping out & thanks for opening my eyes, I'm sorry for wasting your time. At least I can finally post now!