I would like MW to require an email address from account creators, via which it sends them asking for an authentication reply before the account is created. I've been able to figure out how to require email authentication before edits are allowed, but I'd really like this to be required at account creation, and I haven't figured that out yet.
More importantly :-), I don't actually have outgoing email working. This seems to require Apache configuration, at which I am woefully inadequate. If someone could give me pointers or a link to an appropriate web page, I'd appreciate it, other wise, I'll muddle through somehow :-)
Things are finally coming together, thanks to all of you.
Ken
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Ken McDonald wrote:
I would like MW to require an email address from account creators, via which it sends them asking for an authentication reply before the account is created. I've been able to figure out how to require email authentication before edits are allowed, but I'd really like this to be required at account creation, and I haven't figured that out yet.
It's not possible, although you can try to patch or hook the code.
More importantly :-), I don't actually have outgoing email working. This seems to require Apache configuration, at which I am woefully inadequate. If someone could give me pointers or a link to an appropriate web page, I'd appreciate it, other wise, I'll muddle through somehow :-)
Sorry, I have no idea how to do that.
Things are finally coming together, thanks to all of you.
Ken
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-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Ken McDonald Sent: Wednesday, 14 June 2006 5:03 AM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: [Mediawiki-l] How to require email authentication when creating accounts? And get email working?
I would like MW to require an email address from account creators, via which it sends them asking for an authentication reply before the account is created. I've been able to figure out how to require email authentication before edits are allowed, but I'd really like this to be required at account creation, and I haven't figured that out yet.
More importantly :-), I don't actually have outgoing email working. This seems to require Apache configuration, at which I am woefully inadequate. If someone could give me pointers or a link to an appropriate web page, I'd appreciate it, other wise, I'll muddle through somehow :-)
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Ken, There has just been a bit of a discussion on this between myself and Simon Renshaw. Follow this link, and then the subsequent messages,and see if it gives you any help.
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2006-May/012463.html
Follow this thread Regards, Andrew Lowe
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