When joining a.....

treitz3
treitz3 Posts: 19,196
edited May 2008 in The Clubhouse
...forum/otherwise and they ask you this, what's the next step?

"Please enter a valid ISP email address for yourself. Free email accounts are not allowed; i.e. Yahoo, Google, Hotmail..."

OK, I understand that. Where do you go from there? I am as computer illiterate as they come. In fact, I hate this damn thing. So, those that know....what next?

Pay for something? Linky? **** out of luck? What's up?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2008
    I've not run into this when setting up an account for any forums.. that is pretty odd. I wonder if they get flooded with spam if you use a free email account.. and it overloads their servers? just a thought.
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited May 2008
    treitz3 wrote: »
    ...forum/otherwise and they ask you this, what's the next step?

    "Please enter a valid ISP email address for yourself. Free email accounts are not allowed; i.e. Yahoo, Google, Hotmail..."

    OK, I understand that. Where do you go from there? I am as computer illiterate as they come. In fact, I hate this damn thing. So, those that know....what next?

    Pay for something? Linky? **** out of luck? What's up?

    Does your ISP not provide email addresses? Use theirs.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited May 2008
    They want something like a comcast or verizon account....or a business account.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,196
    edited May 2008
    I've got a Yahoo account which I guess they will not accept. I can't get on to Micheal Greene's forum and another one that I would like to join.

    The next step in my rig will be some room acoustic treatments and I have a couple of questions that I'd like to ask and research on before I go blowing more of my hard earned cash.

    I don't even know how I set up my Yahoo e-mail account. In fact, knowing me, I probably had someone set it up for me when I purchased this computer. I literally have not one clue on how to proceed.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    It might be a hint. There isn't anything on the internet that's THAT exclusive, move on.
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited May 2008
    Make one up. No one will ever know or care unless they send you a verification email before they allow your forum account to become active.

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2008
    I'm a member of 2 forums that require a "real email account" never had any problems or spamming as a result--I think they just want to verify that you are serious about joining/participating--not just logging on to be a troll.
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  • Ackaroth
    Ackaroth Posts: 99
    edited May 2008
    I have seen quite a few, and it is usually a deal breaker :p

    I have never used the email account I got through an ISP, used my yahoo for probably the last 5-8 years or so. I am sure there is good reasoning behind it, I just wish they would get more moderators and ban people who need it, instead of "pre-filtering" their userbase.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited May 2008
    Makes a lot of sense depending on the kind of forum you're running. I'm on 2 that require this as well, and I am glad they do. Keeps you from getting F'd in the A by some scamming jag off.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2008
    I run into this from time to time. It used to be more prevelant than it is now. I have an account through my ISP which absolutely sucks...so I never use it....never even check it. I have used my Yahoo email account for over 10 years. If they need a "real" email address I give them the other one...and that is all it is good for.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,196
    edited May 2008
    Ok, so how do you set up a ISP e-mail addy.? I don't even know what my ISP is or how to find it. This is nonsense to require a different e-mail. I wouldn't want to join the damn forum if I wasn't serious, that's not how I roll.

    I tried Googling how to do it and I still can't find out anything. Maybe it's the keywords I'm using, I don't know.

    I can't even e-mail the **** to notify them that I would like to join the forum without a "non-disposable" e-mail addy. WTF? The least they could do if they won't accept the only e-mail I have ever had is provide a link to hook up a "permanent" [or however the hell they call it] e-mail addy.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited May 2008
    ISP = Internet Service Provider (e.g. AT & T, Time Warner, Comcast, AOL, etc.)

    Call your ISP and tell them to run you through the setup.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,196
    edited May 2008
    Ahh, thank you.
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited May 2008
    I use idontgiveoutmyemailaddress@aol.com or abc123@aol.com when someone won't take no for an answer. On any paper form, I leave it blank and no one ever asks for it after that.
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