That sounds like a good idea. You up for implementing it? Bryan
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 6:37 AM, Ignacio Huerta <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > This is an interesting problem. I suggest that instead of using a HTML > link by default, we use a custom route, something like: > > http://myserver/users/123456-username/activate/64793369eac2b9763a11f9d2d4da92eb71dfbd34 > > I just created a ticket in Lighthouse about this: > https://hobo.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8324-hobo/tickets/1022-possible-issue-with-default-activation-link-with-some-browserswebmails > > Regards, > Ignacio > > El 02/10/12 19:16, erbecke escribió: >> Hi everybody. >> >> I have a website running on Hobo 1.0 with thousands of registered >> to deal with this:users. Lately I've found a new problem with the >> email validation process, since in certain browsers (Internet >> Explorer apparently) with certains webmails (Hotmail?) the link >> does not open completely. Because it's a browser problem with some >> web-mail clients I think it would happend with other newer Hobo >> realeases too. >> >> When the user clicks on the link below: >> >> http://myserver/users/123456-username/activate?key=64793369eac2b9763a11f9d2d4da92eb71dfbd34 >> >> the browser opens >> >> http://myserver/users/123456-username/activate? >> >> (without the key string). >> >> I think one possible solution is a better embedded link in the >> validation email with HTML. >> >> Right now: >> >> <%= user_activate_url :host => @host, :id => @user, :key => @key >> %> >> >> So I use a HTML MIME format creating the following file: >> >> activation.text.html.erb >> >> And puntting inside the activation link in a proper HTML tag >> >> ---- >> >> <% @user_lang_link = "Click here to activate your account" %> <% >> @new_html_url = user_activate_url :host => @host, :id => @user, >> :key => @key %> >> >> <p> <a href="<%= @new_html_url %>"><%= @user_lang_link %></a> </p> >> >> ----- >> >> I only found this because the large number of new users in >> different platforms, including mobile activations. >> >> Hope that this solution would be useful for you... >> >> Best regards Eddie >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google Groups "Hobo Users" group. To view this discussion on the >> web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hobousers/-/DMEsXD4ndxgJ. To post >> to this group, send email to [email protected]. To >> unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. For more options, visit >> this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. > > - -- > Ignacio Huerta Arteche > http://www.ihuerta.net > Teléfono: 0034 645 70 77 35 > Email realizado con software libre > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlBwCd0ACgkQBPlUJ6RHaOTCBACgsgdIdl0mnyMe6U2K3mjIKuwd > Ai4An2RS7t34gsh/iETiWReLxyJhTo1/ > =NQQ1 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Hobo Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hobo Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en.
