Just to clean this up and document for future users, this was an IO error (idiot operator)

The answer is already documented in: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Preventing_Access#Preventing_access_to_all_pa ges_for_non-validated_users

It requires a hack to the title.php file

Jack D. Pond CIO, Montgomery County, PA

"Partnerships are the basis for success." -- Neal Prescot Washington

I've locked down a wiki to allow only logged in users for almost all

functions, but would like to allow a new user to self register (subject to

"approved" status via email as facilitated by the Rob Church (THANKS!)

extension NewUserNotif. The user can go in and create a new user login, but when >they go to confirm the email address, the following error is shown: