forum registration annoyance
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:28 pm
I understand the need to prevent automated bot processes from registering and posting to the forum. However, it can also block legitimate people attempting to register and use the forum.
Recommendation: Website forum give option to resend activation email.
This way if a user's own spam filtering is blocking the message, he or she may turn off the filters and have the web site resend that activation email.
Currently, even if the user attempts to re-register so that he or she may receive a new activation email via that method, the web site forum will kick back an error indicating that the email address is already in the system. Then trying a third time with another email address uses up all the attempts allowed and the individual is locked out for some unknown duration.
Must web sites with a registration facility requiring email with link to activate have an option to resend the activation email.
We don't like bots and spam either.
Recommendation: Website forum give option to resend activation email.
This way if a user's own spam filtering is blocking the message, he or she may turn off the filters and have the web site resend that activation email.
Currently, even if the user attempts to re-register so that he or she may receive a new activation email via that method, the web site forum will kick back an error indicating that the email address is already in the system. Then trying a third time with another email address uses up all the attempts allowed and the individual is locked out for some unknown duration.
Must web sites with a registration facility requiring email with link to activate have an option to resend the activation email.
We don't like bots and spam either.