Unlucky about the complaint. Seems a reasnable time to follow a link from an email, good idea.
P.s Should this maybe be in the general forum, a sticky or announcement?
This is a discussion on Account activation time limit within the Forum software help forums, part of the Community Related category; Any new users who do not activate there account within 10 days will be deleted. One user signed up using ...
Any new users who do not activate there account within 10 days will be deleted.
One user signed up using a school teachers email address, and that teacher had no knowledge of this forum but kept getting emails, and i received a complaint from the ICT Manager of Darton High School.
If a user's account is not activated by the user clicking on the link in the email they were sent, it will remain in the 'Users Awaiting Activation' usergroup.
Un-activated users will get the following.
1. Email after 3 days to remind you to activate your account.
2. Email after 5 days and lets you know your account will be deleted if you do not activate.
3. Email after 8 days with a final warning.
4. The forum software will delete un-activated members after 10 days.
Last edited by Andy; 24-08-2007 at 21:06 PM. Reason: Update
Unlucky about the complaint. Seems a reasnable time to follow a link from an email, good idea.
P.s Should this maybe be in the general forum, a sticky or announcement?
It is a sticky you were quick responding.![]()
Last edited by Andy; 28-06-2006 at 23:30 PM.
lol, guess i am just a bit too eager![]()
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Great idea, Andy. I kept getting registration mail for some Bsrbie site I never heard of, but my friend signed me up for, so I am all for this. Too bad about the complaint.