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Mail changing problem

Hi all,

This is maybe a bug in forum software but when I tried to change my e-mail adress to something like foo.bar@gmail.com it said
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Sorry, you are not allowed to use that email address for your account. Please use another email address.
I said ok maybe GMail is banned then tried foo.bar@myrealbox.com and still the same message. Any ideas ? 
An eye for eye will make the whole world blind

Mail changing problem

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In fact, both are banned due to spammers. I suggest trying the email address your provider gave you. 

Mail changing problem

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In fact, both are banned due to spammers. I suggest trying the email address your provider gave you. 
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=230633"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


Hmm spammers from GMail? Anyway thanks for info! 
An eye for eye will make the whole world blind

Mail changing problem

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Hmm spammers from GMail? Anyway thanks for info! 
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=230635"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


CiTay meant people that create accounts at free e-mail providers just to spam forums (since the forum requires a valid e-mail address for registration). Once one e-mail address is banned, they create a new one, and so on.

Mail changing problem

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CiTay meant people that create accounts at free e-mail providers just to spam forums (since the forum requires a valid e-mail address for registration). Once one e-mail address is banned, they create a new one, and so on.


Ok but GMail works by invite so spammers can't really use it. Anyway you are the admins /me is back to university mail account 
An eye for eye will make the whole world blind

Mail changing problem

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Email bans work by preventing new users from registering using addresses matching specific patterns, or existing users from changing their email addresses to such; they don't apply to people who had already registered before the ban was placed.
This restriction is there *only* to keep troublemakers away from the forum, not to harm regular users. If you want to have your email address changed to one of banned addresses, please PM me your new email address and I'll edit your account directly.
Microsoft Windows: We can't script here, this is bat country.

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please PM me your new email address and I'll edit your account directly.
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=230641"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


PM sent. Thank you. 
An eye for eye will make the whole world blind
 

Mail changing problem

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CiTay meant people that create accounts at free e-mail providers just to spam forums (since the forum requires a valid e-mail address for registration). Once one e-mail address is banned, they create a new one, and so on.


Ok but GMail works by invite so spammers can't really use it. Anyway you are the admins /me is back to university mail account 
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=230640"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


It works like this for now, but it's not going to stay that way indefinitely.