Re: Reminder: Transition from maiing list to forum
Francis Wu <[email protected]> Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:59:49 -0700
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--Apple-Mail=_D3B01C9A-E1B9-4158-A443-1195EF57802E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Les, I went through the wrong userid/password thing, but I was able to = resolve it quickly. In my case it happened because I did enter a userid = for myself (rather than email address). The default userid is the email = address when you click on the url in the gmt-email for authentification. = By entering the userid I chose in registration I got in right away. Francis On Aug 17, 2014, at 8:20 PM, Paul Wessel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Les, >=20 > Sorry you are running into trouble. Perhaps the 1-minute is a bit = optimistic, but I had several users on the mainland register in my = presence last week and things went smoothly, which is how it is supposed = to work. Something subtle must have gone wrong in your case. >=20 > Some advice: >=20 > 1. Dont pick a short login id as Bob, Peter, etc since there are = already many of those and I suspect it is only checking at the end. > 2. Make sure the password is long enough > 3. Dont use the OpenID URL unless you know exactly what that is. > 4. If the Captcha is hard to read, ask for another. >=20 > Cheers, Paul >=20 > On Aug 17, 2014, at 5:10 PM, Les Denham <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 >> On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:11:05 -1000 >> Paul Wessel <[email protected]> wrote: >>=20 >>> That gives users who have yet to register on our web site at >>> gmt.soest.hawaii.edu a few weeks to accomplish this 1-minute task.=20= >>=20 >> Paul, >>=20 >> I've just spent ten minutes trying to accomplish this task. >>=20 >> Firstly, the first few Captchas had no letters or numbers at all. >>=20 >> Then I managed to complete the registration. >>=20 >> When I tried to login, I got the message that either login or = password >> was wrong, so I tried the lost password option. This gave the message >> "Unknown user" for my email address. >>=20 >> So I tried to register again. >>=20 >> This gave the message that both my username and email were already >> taken. >>=20 >> ????? >>=20 >> I give up. >>=20 >> Les >>=20 >> Mailing list for GMT discussions of all kinds. If you are not sure = you have found a bug, discuss it here first. >> To formally report bugs or request features, please register and add = New Issue on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu >> To unsubscribe, send the message "signoff gmt-help" to = [email protected] >> Note: gmt-help will become obsolete on Sept 1, 2014 - please use = forum on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu instead. >=20 > Mailing list for GMT discussions of all kinds. If you are not sure = you have found a bug, discuss it here first. > To formally report bugs or request features, please register and add = New Issue on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu > To unsubscribe, send the message "signoff gmt-help" to = [email protected] > Note: gmt-help will become obsolete on Sept 1, 2014 - please use forum = on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu instead. Mailing list for GMT discussions of all kinds. If you are not sure you have found a bug, discuss it here first. To formally report bugs or request features, please register and add New Issue on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu To unsubscribe, send the message "signoff gmt-help" to [email protected] Note: gmt-help will become obsolete on Sept 1, 2014 - please use forum on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu instead. --Apple-Mail=_D3B01C9A-E1B9-4158-A443-1195EF57802E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;">Les,<br><div apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = "><div><br></div><div>I went through the wrong userid/password thing, = but I was able to resolve it quickly. In my case it happened because I = did enter a userid for myself (rather than email address). The default = userid is the email address when you click on the url in the gmt-email = for authentification. By entering the userid I chose in registration I = got in right = away.</div><div><br></div><div>Francis</div><div><br></div></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br><div><div>On Aug 17, 2014, at 8:20 PM, Paul Wessel <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">Hi Les,<br><br>Sorry you are running into trouble. = Perhaps the 1-minute is a bit optimistic, but I had several users = on the mainland register in my presence last week and things went = smoothly, which is how it is supposed to work. Something subtle = must have gone wrong in your case.<br><br>Some advice:<br><br>1. Dont = pick a short login id as Bob, Peter, etc since there are already many of = those and I suspect it is only checking at the end.<br>2. Make sure the = password is long enough<br>3. Dont use the OpenID URL unless you know = exactly what that is.<br>4. If the Captcha is hard to read, ask for = another.<br><br>Cheers, Paul<br><br>On Aug 17, 2014, at 5:10 PM, Les = Denham <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> = wrote:<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:11:05 = -1000<br>Paul Wessel <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> = wrote:<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">That gives users who have yet to = register on our web site at<br><a = href=3D"http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu">gmt.soest.hawaii.edu</a> a few = weeks to accomplish this 1-minute task. = <br></blockquote><br>Paul,<br><br>I've just spent ten minutes trying to = accomplish this task.<br><br>Firstly, the first few Captchas had no = letters or numbers at all.<br><br>Then I managed to complete the = registration.<br><br>When I tried to login, I got the message that = either login or password<br>was wrong, so I tried the lost password = option. This gave the message<br>"Unknown user" for my email = address.<br><br>So I tried to register again.<br><br>This gave the = message that both my username and email were = already<br>taken.<br><br>?????<br><br>I give = up.<br><br>Les<br><br>Mailing list for GMT discussions of all kinds. = If you are not sure you have found a bug, discuss it here = first.<br>To formally report bugs or request features, please register = and add New Issue on <a = href=3D"http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu">gmt.soest.hawaii.edu</a><br>To = unsubscribe, send the message "signoff gmt-help" to <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br= >Note: gmt-help will become obsolete on Sept 1, 2014 - please use forum = on <a href=3D"http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu">gmt.soest.hawaii.edu</a> = instead.<br></blockquote><br>Mailing list for GMT discussions of all = kinds. If you are not sure you have found a bug, discuss it here = first.<br>To formally report bugs or request features, please register = and add New Issue on <a = href=3D"http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu">gmt.soest.hawaii.edu</a><br>To = unsubscribe, send the message "signoff gmt-help" to <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br= >Note: gmt-help will become obsolete on Sept 1, 2014 - please use forum = on <a href=3D"http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu">gmt.soest.hawaii.edu</a> = instead.<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= Mailing list for GMT discussions of all kinds. If you are not sure you have found a bug, discuss it here first. To formally report bugs or request features, please register and add New Issue on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu To unsubscribe, send the message "signoff gmt-help" to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> Note: gmt-help will become obsolete on Sept 1, 2014 - please use forum on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu instead. --Apple-Mail=_D3B01C9A-E1B9-4158-A443-1195EF57802E--