NationStates Jolt Archive


Problem joining the UN

20-12-2003, 14:55
I've had the email confirming that I have been approved to join the UN, and asking me to click a link to confirm membership. When I click the link, I just get a 404 error, even if I'm logged in through another window. Any suggestions as to how I can fix this?
Phoebos
20-12-2003, 16:06
Try copying the URL of the link into the URL section of your browser, rather than just clicking
20-12-2003, 16:38
Try copying the URL of the link into the URL section of your browser, rather than just clicking

I tried that, but still no success. :(
20-12-2003, 22:50
How long after getting the Email did you click the link? The acceptance Emails expire after something like 24hrs.
22-12-2003, 15:23
How long after getting the Email did you click the link? The acceptance Emails expire after something like 24hrs.

Still no joy - on the offchance that the email had expired, I reapplied yeasterday and got another acceptance email two hours ago. I still get a 404 error even with the new link from the new email. Any suggestions? Can anyone add me manually?
22-12-2003, 15:25
OK - I've fixed the problem. For some reason, the link coming through the email was "naticleaned=pegwell", instead of "nation=pegwell", presumably due to some ISP parsing of emails or similar. I guessed the problem and it's now working.