Never Get Password Once I Attempt to "Create a New User"

Several times over the last few years I have attempted to register at Perlmonks. I follow the instructions for Create a New User. I read the message saying that my password will be e-mailed to me. Then the password never arrives! I go to login, using one of my regular passwords, and I get the message "Oops wrong login or password".

I then click on the link for "password reminder". I fill in my username and e-mail address, click on the link that calls me a cowboy, and read the message saying my password should be on the way. But it never arrives!

I know I've been through this 3 or 4 times -- because perlmonks tells me that my 3 previous usernames are already taken ... even though I've never gotten a password for any of them and have never been able to post.

Only today did I learn that one could post anonymously ... and then at first I didn’t realize that the posting box is all the way at the bottom of the page.

If there are any perlmonks administrators out there who could advise me as to how I can get a password, please contact me off list at jkeen_at_verizon*dot*net. Thank you very much.

Edited by Chady -- protected email address

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Re: Never Get Password Once I Attempt to "Create a New User"
by Joost (Canon) on Jun 01, 2004 at 19:30 UTC

If the latter, try creating a new email account that works (for instance at hotmail - you'll only need it once).

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

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Re^2: Never Get Password Once I Attempt to "Create a New User"

by Anonymous Monk on Jun 04, 2004 at 13:34 UTC

This morning I am trying yet again to register.

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Re^3: Never Get Password Once I Attempt to "Create a New User"

by jkeenan1 (Deacon) on Jun 04, 2004 at 13:46 UTC

(Sigh of relief.)

Jim Keenan

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Re: Re: Never Get Password Once I Attempt to "Create a New User"

by gawatkins (Monsignor) on Jun 02, 2004 at 15:49 UTC

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Re: Never Get Password Once I Attempt to "Create a New User"
by tye (Sage) on Jun 02, 2004 at 17:07 UTC

FWI, no e-mails have been sent to the e-mail address you gave (over the last few years). Only one "jkeen" e-mail was sent, but it was to a different domain. Not much other investigation I can think to do at this point since you didn't give me much to go on.

I fill in my username and e-mail address, click on the link that calls me a cowboy

Perhaps you should read the instructions: "one of the following blanks" (extra emphasis added by me to the emphasis copied from the original instructions).

Looking at the code, it appears to ignore the e-mail address if you enter a monkname (so perhaps you entered the e-mail address incorrectly when you created the user). So, if you want someone to help you with this, you're going to have to tell us what username(s) you were trying to register.

BTW, I'd like to revamp new user creation so that monknames don't get tied up when the e-mail doesn't get retrieved.

I'm sorry you've had so little success with this. I don't have an e-mail account at the moment so it is quite inconvenient for my to try e-mailing you. Sorry.

- tye

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Re: Never Get Password Once I Attempt to "Create a New User"
by Plankton (Vicar) on Jun 01, 2004 at 19:27 UTC

Plankton: 1% Evil, 99% Hot Gas.

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Re^2: Never Get Password Once I Attempt to "Create a New User"

by Anonymous Monk on Jun 04, 2004 at 13:32 UTC

Since I've attempted to register at least 4 times, I would have had to mistype my e-mail address at least 4 times. Not very likely.

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