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  Confirmations through Web URL don't work
 
I've tried posting three messages in the new system since confirmation was required. The first two I did by clicking the confirmation URL and choosing the "post now" option on the web page. Neither posts ever showed up. Only the email-reply option (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Confirmations through Web URL don't work
 
I've had no problem with it, perhaps because i'm logged in via the web interface as well? I like the new confirmation thingy, I wouldn't ever want any more impersonations. :/ (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Confirmations through Web URL don't work
 
(...) I've used both the e-mail and the web URL to confirm my posts. In both cases it has worked flawlessly. I'm very glad to be rid of the MadHatter and his antics. This small inconvenience is well worth the benefits. John Hansen (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Confirmations through Web URL don't work
 
agreed. i dont like faked id posts -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "John Hansen" <JohnBinder@aol.com> wrote in message news:GG9CJK.AFH@lugnet.com... (...) want (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Confirmations through Web URL don't work
 
(...) Roger that! It's been a few weeks now since it was introduced and we had a flurry of discussion. Are there folks who have changed their opinions significantly one way or the other? (I like it better than ever, but that's not a significant (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Confirmations through Web URL don't work
 
(...) I really liked the PGP option, but that never seemed to go anywhere. Allowing e-mail replies helped a lot - though it wouldn't be hard to cook something up with Procmail and Perl to get around it. Sooner or later, someone will probably do (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Confirmations through Web URL don't work
 
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) I haven't changed my opinion - didn't like it to start with and still don't - but I'll put up with it in order to be rid of the spoofer(s). I'm posting less because of it. (I read via newsreader and it adds (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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