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  • Geyserfilms
    Registered User
    • Jul 2008
    • 15

    #1

    Email confirmation/cookie/affiliate question...

    If I ask someone to register on a website for example with an email address I give them (which I have the password to) ... the website then sends an email to that address for the person to open their mail and click on the link, to confirm the email is theirs... (so far the cookies are good and I get credit from the affiliate program... so far) at this stage, can i just enter the email inbox and confirm it myself? do the cookies change... or would it matter at this stage... or would the full registration/sign up, including confirming the email have to come from the same computer?? I´d just like to cut down the work or boring pages of the rest of the registration for the person... like whats your favorite color etc....?
  • GigoloShawn
    Confirmed User
    • Oct 2007
    • 700

    #2
    It all depends on the implementation.

    The best way to implement this is using a single-use key, which is stored with the user's information; if it's not activated after X amount of time, you remove the token, and any userdata.

    There is, however, no standard for this - any programmer can use any number of methods for this, including cookies.
    I no longer represent TrafficGigolos, please contact Justin or Rebecca with any issues.

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