Comments on: Email address confirmation now required http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/ Give books away, get books you want. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:17:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Antipodean http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-10723 Antipodean Wed, 21 May 2008 00:47:44 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-10723 Good feature! Good feature!

]]> By: carra http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-9921 carra Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:10:25 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-9921 I also lost a mooch and have three points in limbo that I would like to be able to use! Please fix this! I also lost a mooch and have three points in limbo that I would like to be able to use! Please fix this!

]]> By: kpsd8 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-9286 kpsd8 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:44:09 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-9286 actually it does take a whole day before they send the email, i checked and thats like forever actually it does take a whole day before they send the email, i checked and thats like forever

]]> By: LK http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-8960 LK Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:16:35 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-8960 Trying to do the right thing by giving away my old books. I have a gmail account and I checked the spam filter, nothing. There are many other ways to implement email verification without having to block access to the site by people who saw that you have a great idea and want to do the right thing. For one thing you can add a link in the account page to send the email again. Also, I got the first email with several links in it and my username and password in plaintext (which is poor security). Trying to do the right thing by giving away my old books. I have a gmail account and I checked the spam filter, nothing. There are many other ways to implement email verification without having to block access to the site by people who saw that you have a great idea and want to do the right thing. For one thing you can add a link in the account page to send the email again. Also, I got the first email with several links in it and my username and password in plaintext (which is poor security).

]]> By: Spica http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1400 Spica Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:40:31 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1400 I've tried to confirm my email over and over again. On one hand, it does comes through when I use my myway.com or livejournal.com address. However, on the other hand, it keeps on tell me I've confirmed from the wrong email address. Really, this is frustrating. Not very userfriendly, this new policy. I’ve tried to confirm my email over and over again. On one hand, it does comes through when I use my myway.com or livejournal.com address. However, on the other hand, it keeps on tell me I’ve confirmed from the wrong email address.

Really, this is frustrating. Not very userfriendly, this new policy.

]]> By: Maggie http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1242 Maggie Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:18:07 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1242 I finally got my confirmation, but in the process I've missed out on two mooches of books I really wanted. I realize this is a free service and you're putting a lot of time & effort into making things work. But this whole e-mail confirmation thing really sucked. I mean why not just send everyone an e-mail to log into their accounts by a certain date & time & confirm their e-mails on the site? Those who don't will be suspended as it's presumed their e-mails are no longer valid. Thanks, Maggie I finally got my confirmation, but in the process I’ve missed out on two mooches of books I really wanted. I realize this is a free service and you’re putting a lot of time & effort into making things work. But this whole e-mail confirmation thing really sucked.

I mean why not just send everyone an e-mail to log into their accounts by a certain date & time & confirm their e-mails on the site? Those who don’t will be suspended as it’s presumed their e-mails are no longer valid.

Thanks,
Maggie

]]> By: Michael Mulé http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1070 Michael Mulé Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:01:02 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1070 My e-mail browser (AOL) has a fault that will not let me "click" to a URL. I can only cut-n-paste an address to the browser address field. Be sure the URL address is copiable, or we're out of luck! Yes I've tried a dozen times to get AOL to fix it, but it apparently requires an origanization that cares about its clients. My e-mail browser (AOL) has a fault that will not let me “click” to a URL. I can only cut-n-paste an address to the browser address field. Be sure the URL address is copiable, or we’re out of luck! Yes I’ve tried a dozen times to get AOL to fix it, but it apparently requires an origanization that cares about its clients.

]]> By: Bianca http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1031 Bianca Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:27:47 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1031 Has anyone else nnot been receiving request emails since the switch? I check into my account here and there and have found 3 requests, but haven't received any e-mails. Do I need to change something? Has anyone else nnot been receiving request emails since the switch? I check into my account here and there and have found 3 requests, but haven’t received any e-mails. Do I need to change something?

]]> By: John Buckman http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1009 John Buckman Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:56:19 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1009 Yesterday, I switched the mail server software out that BookMooch was using (from Sendmail to Postfix) and deliveries seem to be more reliable now. I was able to get my notification both to yahoo and gmail, where previously gmail was iffy. Hopefully, this problem is (mostly) fixed now. - john, Lord of Mooch Yesterday, I switched the mail server software out that BookMooch was using (from Sendmail to Postfix) and deliveries seem to be more reliable now.

I was able to get my notification both to yahoo and gmail, where previously gmail was iffy.

Hopefully, this problem is (mostly) fixed now.

- john, Lord of Mooch

]]> By: Peter Folger http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1005 Peter Folger Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:22:41 +0000 http://blog.bookmooch.com/2007/05/05/email-address-confirmation-now-required/#comment-1005 I should note that I switched to an alternate email address and tried again and it worked this time... but only after losing a book I really was excited about... My suggestion: Set up a gmail account at Google expressly for BookMooch and have that account forward to your regular email. This confirmation process seems to work with gmail. I should note that I switched to an alternate email address and tried again and it worked this time… but only after losing a book I really was excited about…

My suggestion: Set up a gmail account at Google expressly for BookMooch and have that account forward to your regular email. This confirmation process seems to work with gmail.

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