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Title: can't change my email address in my profile
Post by: kcorcoran on July 07, 2005, 06:58:21 pm
 >:(

when i try to update my email address it keeps saying the email address must be valid.
the one i'm changing it to IS valid. it's not like it's doing any kind of vlidity checking in the 100ms it takes for the page to refresh.
it's a standard email i'm changing it to... keith@xxxxx.com (left out my domain)

the email on record now is the INVALID one!

arrrrrrrrrrrg.

what's the deal with this?
thx
Title: Re: can't change my email address in my profile
Post by: saint on July 07, 2005, 07:07:40 pm
Dunno - email me with old and new address and I'll fix it :)

--- saint (use the saint@arcadecontrols.com address)
Title: Re: can't change my email address in my profile
Post by: sirwoogie on July 07, 2005, 10:07:17 pm
or PM me and I can do it too. Not heard of any reports like this. The software doesn't actually check the validity of the email, but does check syntax. Perhaps there is a control character creeping in there somehow?
Title: Re: can't change my email address in my profile
Post by: sirwoogie on July 07, 2005, 11:57:50 pm
Well, you've run into an obscure problem. The forum software doesn't let different member IDs use the same email address. You have another memberID with the same email of what you want. I'm assuming these are both you? You can do one of two things: delete one of the accounts, or ensure each one has a unique email address.

The forum software should tell you this, but uses a generic error for it instead.
Title: Re: can't change my email address in my profile
Post by: monkeybomb on July 08, 2005, 12:45:41 am
If he has multiple personality disorder, he should be aloud to have both names under the same e-mail address.
Title: Re: can't change my email address in my profile
Post by: missioncontrol on July 08, 2005, 02:14:30 pm
If he has multiple personality disorder, he should be aloud to have both names under the same e-mail address.

agreed, we may get confused on which personality we are talking to............
Title: Re: can't change my email address in my profile
Post by: tommy on July 08, 2005, 08:29:05 pm
If he has multiple personality disorder, he should be aloud to have both names under the same e-mail address.

agreed, we may get confused on which personality we are talking to............

One is for making nice with all members and the other is for name calling.  ;D