[Mediawiki-l] How to require email authentication when creating accounts? And get email working?

[Rotem Liss]

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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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