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06-26-2008, 06:30 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Carmichael - CA
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Sharing an E-mail Address
My DW has been pressing me to get her own screen name on the MOC. So yesterday I set her up with her own id. In the process, the system wanted an e-mail address. I gave it our personal e-mail address which we share the use of (just like our checkbook). Not acceptable! That address is already in use (correct - it is the e-mail address associated with this id) according to the forum software and can not be used. I wound up supplying an old work related e-mail address just to get past the registration exercise.
After the new screen name was confirmed and working, I asked one of the administrators if they would change the e-mail address associated with the DW's screen name to the same one we use for all of our family e-mail. HOTR (thanks for the help) reported that the forum software rejects the change because "it is already in use by another member".
I know I can get more e-mail addresses from any number of sources. But we have one e-mail address that we both use already. We are not really interested in checking some other e-mail address for the infrequent e-mail from MOC members. Nor am I particularly happy having the MOC send mail to my work address even if it is an old address (it should be going away at some point).
It is not obvious to me why the e-mail address associated with a screen name has to be unique across the conference. Is this a "feature" or a changeable setting in the forum software? Screen names and the member's real names should be unique identifying attributes, but not an e-mail address
Is it possible change the forum software to allow multiple screen names to use the same e-mail address?
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Carl (n Susan)
There is more to life than fuel mileage.
2012 Montana 3700RL Big Sky Package towed by a 2015 Ford F350 6.7L PSD 4WD CC LWB
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06-27-2008, 10:01 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Benson
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Carl,
Does it have to be a valid email address?
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06-27-2008, 12:10 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2005
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quote:Originally posted by 8.1al
Carl,
Does it have to be a valid email address?
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When you register it does as the confirmation notice goes there (and you have to use it to finish registration). Once you up and running you should be able to substitute anything (that isn't a duplicate). But you will never see any e-mails that another MOCer might send you.
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Carl (n Susan)
There is more to life than fuel mileage.
2012 Montana 3700RL Big Sky Package towed by a 2015 Ford F350 6.7L PSD 4WD CC LWB
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06-28-2008, 08:57 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Benson
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M.O.C. #1658
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Not a very good arrangement is it?
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06-28-2008, 09:44 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,294
M.O.C. #311
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I have done a little programing and feel the code to satisfy this request is extensive. I can understand the requirement for individual email addresses being a lot easier coding. For the cost we pay to use this forum (free) I can live with the individual email address. I understand the frustration but this is the first time I have seen it voiced as a problem. It is good it is voiced but I think the majority have worked with it or around it.
There are a lot of security issues worked behind the code we do not know about. As we know Forumco has worked hard at improving the search and speed of the forum recently as well as tighten up security.
Not trying to be judgmental but stating my opinion.
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06-28-2008, 11:12 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
Posts: 10,917
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I have been an active member of the MOC since July of 2003 and in all that time this is the first time anyone has brought this up. I personally do not see Forumco making any extensive program changes for a situation that arises once in 5 years.
It is a very simple matter to set up a 2nd Email addy. For instance I have a secondary email addy at gmail.com. gmail is Google and you can get a free gmail addy by simply going to the Google home page and clicking on Gmail. Fill out the registration and you are done.
Once you have registered on the MOC you will get a Confirmation email at the gmail.com address. Complete the registration process through that email and do one of 2 things..
1- Forget that email addy even exists. By doing this you will never receive any emails from any MOC member.
2- Once a week or whatever you can take a minute or so and check the gmail addy and either delete whatever emails are there or maybe reply to them.
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06-28-2008, 12:23 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Casa Grande
Posts: 5,369
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Carl, Understand your dilemna, Cathy and I both have our own MOC screen names and have seperate E-mail accounts. I would rather not receive mail from her friends and associates, or her spam on my account, so it works fine for us.
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06-28-2008, 01:02 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posts: 4,876
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You can get a free e-mail address from Google (gmail.com) and/or Yahoo. I don't really see this as a problem for the forum.
Orv
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06-28-2008, 01:59 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Shore
Posts: 6,009
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Here is one way you could work it, set up both e-mail addresses so that it will arrive in the same folder. You can create a rule which will allow you to designate that an e-mail from a certain account or address when it arrives, will go into a specific folder if desired. When you send an e-mail from your computer it should automatically use the default address. I hope this isn’t too confusing, just thought I’d share another idea!
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06-28-2008, 03:50 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Pagosa Springs
Posts: 3,711
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Carl,
You could also setup a gmail account and have it send it to your other email address. This is a real simple setting in gmail.
In Gmail,
Create a Filter
/Fill out the 'From' field
/Next Step
/check to forward to email address (insert email address)
/create filter
Voila
Need a gmail account invitation? I would be happy to share one of my 93 available invitations.
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06-28-2008, 04:03 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
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I have several email addresses. Some of them I have forwarded to my "good" home email. If at any time I start getting SPAM, I create another account in my master account at YAHOO and forward it. Then I suspend the other one and eventually delete it.
I never have to check those accounts unless I want to change the forwarding option.
Works for me.
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06-28-2008, 08:00 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Carmichael - CA
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M.O.C. #4831
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Thanks Robbie! You (and Waynem) seem to be the only ones who read my posting and provided a solution that meets our desires. I was unaware that GMAIL would let you "relay" to another e-mail address. As a result, any MOC e-mail will be delivered to our shared e-mail address in a timely manner. I don't mind having multiple e-mail addresses, I just don't want to have to check them all the time.
I take it the "relay" is based on the From: address? This works fine as the MOC uses a standard From: address AFAIK.
While I think I have a GMAIL invite around here somewhere, another one would avoid having to search for it. How about we finish this up offline (from the MOC) using e-mail?
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Carl (n Susan)
There is more to life than fuel mileage.
2012 Montana 3700RL Big Sky Package towed by a 2015 Ford F350 6.7L PSD 4WD CC LWB
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06-29-2008, 03:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Pagosa Springs
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Done. Check your email.
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