RE: [PHP-WIN] Confirmation e-mail

2003-02-09 Thread Ruprecht Helms
Hi Matt Hillebrand, > That sounds mighty secure, but I think he's trying to verify that the > email address does indeed belong to the person creating an account. I don't think so. Normaly you identify you by typing username and password into the textfields. Sometimes the username is identical wi

RE: [PHP-WIN] Confirmation e-mail

2003-02-09 Thread Matt Hillebrand
That sounds mighty secure, but I think he's trying to verify that the email address does indeed belong to the person creating an account. I use the following two functions to create a random number, and then I insert it into the DB. Then I send a URL inside the confirmation email that points to a

RE: [PHP-WIN] Confirmation e-mail

2003-02-09 Thread Kyle Williamson
80 843189 Fax: (023) 80 848715 http://www.solented.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: Davy Obdam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 February 2003 19:04 To: PHP; PHP-WIN; PHP-DB Subject: [PHP-WIN] Confirmation e-mail Hello people., I am developing a website with a user login system, i wou

[PHP-WIN] Confirmation e-mail

2003-02-09 Thread Davy Obdam
Hello people., I am developing a website with a user login system, i would like to send an confirmation e-mail to the user when he/she registers for the site, asking for confirmation...for instance click on a link to activate thier account. My question is what would be the best approach to achi