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Started by Possumdude0 Jan 26, 2007 at 7:40 AM 10 replies 1.8k views
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Possumdude0
Possumdude0
Many websites, including Gamedev, require you to have an email address to get your password. Why? I signed up on SimCountry yesterday, and it said it would email me, which of course it did. But there is a problem. Since the day I joined Gamedev, however many months ago that was, I haven't been able to check my email at all. Why, you ask? Because the only way I can get online is at school, and the school proxy server won't let me get onto yahoo's mail services to check my email. So any website that sends your password to your email makes it impossible for me to join. I got lucky the day I joined Gamedev, I was at this guy's house while my dad was helping him with something, but that was a one-time thing. So why do websites send you password through your email?
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tstrimp
tstrimp
To verify that your email address is valid.
Possumdude0
Possumdude0
But why is an email address required?
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Machaira
Machaira
To prevent spam posts for one.
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Evil Steve
Evil Steve
So you can get password reminders, for one reason. And you can't just say "Here's your password" and display it on the web page, because then anyone could say they forgot their password, pretending to be someone else, and just be told their password.
Mithrandir
Mithrandir
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But why is an email address required?


because it makes it significantly harder for spambots to register hundreds of accounts and go nuts.

On my message board, I used to have a "no e-mail neccessary!" policy, because I found it to be a hassle and I wanted to encourage people to post.


It took only a few weeks for the spambots to ruin it beyond salvage.
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Sneftel
Sneftel
I would assume the missing password is the big thing. Concurrently, of course, it's a non-issue for most people. The fact that you have difficulty getting an email address puts you in a vanishingly small minority. Does your school seriously block EVERY webmail site? Including GDNmail?
Machaira
Machaira
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Does your school seriously block EVERY webmail site? Including GDNmail?

Blocked by my work filter. [sad]
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Mastaba
Mastaba
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Because the only way I can get online is at school, and the school proxy server won't let me get onto yahoo's mail services to check my email.


You can't use a computer with internet access at a public library for free?

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Possumdude0
Possumdude0
I lost some books at the public library, but gdnmail isn't blocked, yay! So I have to change the email address on my profile, now. Thaks, problems solved, questions answered.
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Sneftel
Sneftel
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I lost some books at the public library

Then pay the damn fine, you cheap bastard.
CGameProgrammer
CGameProgrammer
The reason why e-mail addresses are required for lost passwords is obvious, and the reason why your password is sometimes e-mailed to you initially is to ensure your e-mail address is valid. Of course, that's alot more annoying than simply putting a confirmation link in the e-mail that needs to be clicked.

Neither of my two websites require e-mail addresses, but they both rely on &#106avascript. Bots don't parse or execute script so that gets rid of that problem.
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