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Author:  Amy [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Calling javafiend!
Did we get everything straightened out? Are you able to log on?

xxoo

Amy
Author:  javafiend [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
Amy wrote:
Did we get everything straightened out? Are you able to log on?

xxoo

Amy

I'm baaaaaack :mrgreen:

thank you all who helped rescue me
Author:  jim262 [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
Someone may want click on merstar's profile button and see why she is listed as...
User is inactive
Reason: Profile details changed

and why her name is no longer in the member list.
Author:  Kathy's Pete [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
That's the same thing that happened to javafiend. Both of the accounts went inactive when they changed their email addresses.

Not sure, but I think a change in email address requires confirmation at the new address. Until that occurs the account goes into an inactive status. When this happens the info doesn't appear in the member list (I know because I was looking for javafiend yesterday until Amy told me to look at inactive members).

Recently another member successfully changed their address and has been posting so I don't think it's a board issue. Just a guess, but it might be that the email from the board is being trapped by an over-agressive SPAM filter.

If we know that's the issue it's easy for an Admin to reset the account status.
Author:  TheFuzzy [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
Kathy's Pete wrote:
Not sure, but I think a change in email address requires confirmation at the new address. Until that occurs the account goes into an inactive status. When this happens the info doesn't appear in the member list (I know because I was looking for javafiend yesterday until Amy told me to look at inactive members).


This is correct. I think this feature is designed to prevent a hijacker from taking over your account. I could probably disable it if we think that it's counter-productive.
Author:  cmd2012 [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
Yup, that was me, and after confirming with the new email address, everything worked perfectly.
Author:  TheFuzzy [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
TheFuzzy wrote:
Kathy's Pete wrote:
Not sure, but I think a change in email address requires confirmation at the new address. Until that occurs the account goes into an inactive status. When this happens the info doesn't appear in the member list (I know because I was looking for javafiend yesterday until Amy told me to look at inactive members).


This is correct. I think this feature is designed to prevent a hijacker from taking over your account. I could probably disable it if we think that it's counter-productive.


On follow-up: this feature, annoying as it is, just prevented a session hijacker from taking over Merstar's account. So I think we should keep it.
Author:  BeckyH [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
At least your security isn't security theatre. (sent from
LaGuardia, gate D8)
Author:  jeanf [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
Fuzzy, somehow my requirements gathering has turned into being the admin for my work forum. We're keeping that feature too.
Author:  cmd2012 [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Calling javafiend!
Hey Becky, where ya off to? Hopefully it's somewhere worth going through security for!
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