Re: Account creation on https://wiki.debian.org/
On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 02:16:35PM +0000, lol@debian-fr.xyz wrote:
>3 août 2016 16:45 "Steve McIntyre" <93sam@debian.org> a écrit:
>>
>> I've just whitelisted your email address and removed the block on your
>> IP address - if you try to register again things should work now.
>>
>> As a word of advice, using one of the new gTLDs (.xyz) and expecting
>> it to work well for email is naive. The vast majority of domains
>> registered in that space are used by spammers, and many online forums
>> and wikis will block you immediately.
>
>Thank you for de-listing me as fast!
>
>I have now another problem: "This user name already belongs to
>somebody else. If this is a new account and you need another
>verification link, try sending another one."
>
>I probably created an account years ago, but I can't remember the
>email address I used... What is your advice ? Use another name ? Is
>there another way to recover this account (if its really mine) ?
>
>You are probably right for .xyz, but it's my forum and wiki ltd...
I don't see any further attempts in our logs - can you please give me
more information, i.e. the account name you're trying now?
Also - probably no need to CC the -www list any more...
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