EEEEeeeek! Log-on hassle!!

[Susan]

Hey, guys!! Well, I *finally* got on here, at long last!

See... I was rather ill with a serious medical problem during February, March, and April. As a result, I rarely posted anything here, and came to this board only very infrequently.

Are you all aware of the expression: "If you don't use it, you lose it!" Well, for a while I "lost" it -- my password to log-on here, that is! (I forgot what it was.) Keith was kind enough to supply me with a brand-new temporary password, BUT... that's when all my troubles just began!

See... I was using AOL as my ISP and as my primary email address. When I went to this board and entered the new password which Keith had given me, the system here at ProBoards wouldn't allow me to complete my sign-in *until* I typed in the so-called "activation key" which they said that they had automatically generated and emailed to me @aol.

Sounds easy enough, right? WRONG!!!!!!! The problem was, AOL was "arbitrarily" BLOCKING all AOL users (**not** just me alone) from receiving any incoming emails sent by "[e-mail]"

AOL's administrators have apparently decided that email from such a source is "SPAM" -- and they refuse to let it arrive, no matter what I try to do.

Finally, in desperation, I just signed-up for a FREE email account at Yahoo.com, and then I had to revise my registered email address for my profile here at ProBoards. Finally! ProBoards sent the activation key in very short order, straight to my Yahoo.com mailbox, without any problems at all!

All I can say is... I haven't a clue as to WHY the AOL system cannot accept these emails as graciously as Yahoo does, but AOL should be ashamed!!!!!

[Dave]

giraconme2 said:

Hey, guys!! Well, I *finally* got on here, at long last!

... As a result, I rarely posted anything here, and came to this board only very infrequently.

All I can say is... I haven't a clue as to WHY the AOL system cannot accept these emails as graciously as Yahoo does, but AOL should be ashamed!!!!!

Hi Susan, welcome back! I wondered where you went and asked about you, in your DVD thread! I hope your health is now a lot better than it was before...

That logon issue must have been annoying and although it worked first time for me, it was slightly annoying to have to do it. I didn't have to do it at all on another upgraded Proboards 20 board I subscribe to - I just logged on as normal, some sort of Proboards weirdness, no doubt.

Let's hope there aren't too many other AOL users in here, as we may never see them again unless the logon requirement can be changed or they are as determined as you... well done! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Changing tack slightly, I agree 100% with Richard's comments about the Karma thing, it sounds like more Proboards weirdness or something designed for a children's forum. I vote to ditch it!

PS: Regarding the formatting problem, I raised this with Keith yesterday and he'd already taken it up with Proboards Support - who don't seem to work at weekends so watch this space!

[HWI]

Karma thingy is all gone now. I have switched it off.

Cheers,
Keith.

[Susan]

dave said:

Let's hope there aren't too many other AOL users in here, as we may never see them again unless the logon requirement can be changed or they are as determined as you... well done! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Thanks for your comments, Dave. Well, about the issue of *other* AOL users here in this forum... I happen to know that classicgrace (Natasha Poholka) uses AOL. I last saw her post here on the 11th of May. When exactly was the new software installed here at Proboards20.com?

Natasha... if you are reading this... PLEASE POST here soon, to let us know that your AOL is working for you. Otherwise, if you need an "activation key" and you are not receiving it at your AOL mailbox -- do what I did!! Sign up for free email at Yahoo.com, and then tell Proboards to send your activation key to your Yahoo email address! (What a pain!)

[HWI]

I will be starting the process of personally emailing all members using AOL to advise them of this very thing.

Thanks for the easy and quick answer Susan.

Keith.