On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 02:34:56PM -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: > What about those without a gmail account?
Try something else. But things will go much faster if you can get at that particular email and click the link in a browser. Since PSU also uses gmail for their campus mail provider, my suggested method is not likely to break. Having a gmail account that you use only for this one task will not violate privacy. This is indeed the only use I make of the gmail account, besides preventing someone else from claiming [email protected] and using it to damage my reputation. I will gladly surrender it to the only other Keith Lofstrom on the planet. > Assuming that _everyone_ has one Assuming that I "assume that _everyone_" does anything is also invalid. If you want to use some other webmail account that works the same way, be my guest. I was illustrating how to to something, not the way it must be done - indeed, adding five more steps, I can establish a VPN link to my internal network, ssh to my own mail server, and use mutt to get the 20+ hex digit access code, then type it into my browser. That, plus mistakes, plus greylisting delays, can use up most or all of the 15 minute activation window. Gmail is the most widely used email provider on the planet. It is a safe bet that people like me who prefer to use email elsewhere are still able to extrapolate from "gmail instructions", just as people like me must (much more often) extrapolate from "outlook" instructions. If you understood my page well enough to accomplish the task with your preferred tools, mission accomplished. If you don't use the PSU network and are just trying to needle me, mission accomplished. If you want me to be upset with you, fail, I would rather be friends. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
