NationStates Jolt Archive

Confirmation email

Communist Arkonia
10-01-2005, 03:20
A friend of mine is trying to get a confirmation email, which isn't being sent despite an attempt with two different legitimate addresses. The error screws up the html page that should display the 'failed to send to email address' page. In addition, because it only detects if the email is sent (not whether it is sent successfully), it refuses to try again for a good while to avoid spamming. Which obviously, it isn't, as the email isn't getting there.

Any idea what's possibly going wrong?
Communist Arkonia
10-01-2005, 03:23
Here's a copy of the page it produces, in case it helps:

Forum.pm::change_email(313503, pilot_hawkeye@yahoo.co.uk): failed+sending+emailstatusHTTP/1.1 302 Moved
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 02:27:00 GMT
Server: Apache/1.3.29 (Unix) mod_perl/1.29
location: http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=forum_error/err=unreachable/CHK=JGdP2Ia76s0EY/AUTH=1681204/part2=forum/part3=1235
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/plain

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>302 Moved</TITLE>
</HEAD><BODY>
<H1>Moved</H1>
The document has moved <A HREF="http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=forum_error/err=unreachable/CHK=JGdP2Ia76s0EY/AUTH=1681204/part2=forum/part3=1235">here</A>.<P>
<HR>
<ADDRESS>Apache/1.3.29 Server at eve.nationstates.net Port 80</ADDRESS>
</BODY></HTML>
The Avenging Angels
10-01-2005, 03:39
It could be a problem with the e-mail provider.
SalusaSecondus
10-01-2005, 06:14
We are aware of this problem and are trying to hunt it down.
Tuesday Heights
10-01-2005, 06:17
It could be a problem with the e-mail provider.

I doubt it.

Why would NS produce an error sending the e-mail when the e-mail provider would simply not receive it if there was an error?
The Avenging Angels
10-01-2005, 07:54
Sorry I was a little sleepy when I read it. :(
Tuesday Heights
10-01-2005, 10:19
Sorry I was a little sleepy when I read it. :(

T'is ok... if the first post would've indicated it was from the e-mail provider, I would've thought that was the problem, but the error itself is the common way NS produces errors.
Communist Arkonia
10-01-2005, 12:58
We are aware of this problem and are trying to hunt it down.

Ah, I see. Is there a thread with relevant updates on this?
Neo England
10-01-2005, 13:13
Ah, I see. Is there a thread with relevant updates on this?

Yup, this thread, as you can probably see... no updates yet ;)
Ebolapox
11-01-2005, 06:43
Ya, I had this problem also. So is there anyway to fix this, that will allow me to post on the boards?
Ebolapox
11-01-2005, 19:25
Actually, I just looked again. Mine says that one sometimes, but also it says the failed to send on as well.

Does anyone know how to fix this?
SalusaSecondus
12-01-2005, 16:54
Fixed.
Lindim
12-01-2005, 18:10
Thanks, I was having a problem with some revived nations of mine.