Post: #51

I got my email. It took more than an hour to get it. The timestamp on the email is telling me I got it right when I requested the change, but that definitely wasn't the case. Weird.

Post: #52

^^^ Thanks for the headsup Goldhawkstar. I will just check tomorrow if I got it. I did add [email protected] to my email contacts.

Post: #53

(09-04-2015 01:14 PM)Apollo Wrote:  Surprisingly, I got an email. When I clicked the link for the email it said something like, authorization mismatch. Then it gave the option to enter an activation code and that didn't work either.

Went back to step one and changed the email address again...and no longer getting emails, even after filter is set.

The change password function via email has been broken for some time. PM me the new password you want.

Post: #54

Finally got the email, but when I click on the Url link and type in the new activation codes it says the codes are invalid and can only be activated by an Admin.

Post: #55

**Delete**

Post: #56

I just changed my email address, but it told me I put in the wrong authorization code. Should I do it again?

Post: #57

Got the email. I clicked the first link in the message and it redirected me to my User Control Panel. I never had to enter a code and the email is updated to the new one.

Post: #58

Tried again.

Instant email.

Instant verification.

Post: #59

It looks like it works. I guess there are delays for some.

Post: #60

Same thing, took awhile but I got it.

Post: #61

(09-04-2015 01:16 PM)Goldhawkstar Wrote:  I got my email. It took more than an hour to get it. The timestamp on the email is telling me I got it right when I requested the change, but that definitely wasn't the case. Weird.

Same here, except the delay took even longer. All seems well now, though.

Post: #62

Are PM's currently shut down? I am attempting to send one and continue to get the cloudflare error screen suggesting I forward it to the site owner. Seems like I'd be wasting a Mod's time to get that approved.

Anyone else have that issue?

Post: #63

^^^

Not here.

Post: #64

Mail server stopped working again. Or sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm investigating.

Post: #65

One thing I've been wondering is why the forum does not use HTTPS. Even the login is not secure.

Post: #66

Quote:The email address you have entered is currently disallowed from being used.

Why is this?

Post: #67

Just a heads up guys, if you want to check if one of your emails has ever been dumped following notable hacks:

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

One of my spam emails is on Gawker's list

Post: #68

(09-04-2015 10:10 AM)Gmac Wrote:  I know Roosh mentioned you shouldn't have issues with your phone number being out there but that's not quite true anymore either.

Yes guys, you should be wary. Continue reading.

It's extremely important to restrict and limit your account and privacy settings on any of your Google+ accounts (or hotmail/other) which often connect to all your gmail contacts if you have linked any gmail accounts to googleplus. Contacts can show up for anyone you have ever emailed, called, texted, IM'd, or had your number in their phone. Take a look: https://www.google.com/contacts

As has been mentioned on a few other threads, people are finding their one night stands, exes, friends, co-workers, guys they've communicated with or met from the forum, on facebook, linkedin, etc. Because the moment you correspond with someone via text or an email linked to these platforms they can see your information with the right technical knowledge or even by accident. This means it's absolutely critical to remove this information from all of these other sites. Gmail, linkedin, and facebook for example now are sending emails and notifications to people as "recommended friends" or "contacts." Even if you were the only one with their information in your phone/email, now they are "reverse matching" people. Scary stuff indeed.

Anyone with your phone number can search you on google contacts and find out your full name, school you went to, workplace, and anything else you might have listed on any google+ account linked to your phone number.

The easy way fix this this is to delete/disable your google+ account. I've done this with the account associated my personal email.

If you don't want to do that, go into the Google+ privacy settings and delete all the personal information you can and restrict access. You can leave the phone recovery option on and that won't compromise anything. You should also edit your "profile" and remove any personal information there (twitter feeds, facebook, websites, blogs, schools, workplace, placed you've lived, birthday, etc.). Trust me, it's all there out in public if you ever added any information and didn't set the proper strict privacy restrictions.

Same for facebook, linkedin, etc. Any of these applications or platforms you've entered your phone number as "profile or account information" can be traced back to you, or at the very least, have you show up in your contacts (or those who have your number or email in theirs). Linkedin has a link under "Account and Settings" called "Manage who can discover you by your phone number »" - Click that to restrict to only 1st connections (people you've already added) instead of "anyone." Even WhatsApp will pull certain information from facebook and gmail/google+ should you have that information available. You don't even have to have them added, they just need your phone number as one of their contacts.

Just be sure to always keep your personal and internet lives separate as other have mentioned and you will avoid 99.9% of these security issues.

Well, until Skynet goes live.

I have neither Google+ nor Facebook! But I've experience the Linkedin part. I didn't have an account on Linkedin for a long time. When I finally opened one a few years ago it immediately listed a few of the girls I had seen/met before as potential connections. I was dumbfound. I guess they had searched me in there.

Post: #69

Tried to change my email three times today. No luck yet.

99% sure it's not linked to anything else but figured I might as well make a unique one.

Post: #70

I finally got my email and when I tried to confirm it said the code was invalid.

I requested another one and it has been about 3 hours, no email yet.

Not trying to complain, just trying to share info that might help trouble shoot.

Post: #71

So the problem is with the Google email service. I switched email accounts and I just got it to work right now, but it doesn't seem reliable. I may have to find a new service.

Post: #72

(09-05-2015 06:35 AM)Roosh Wrote:  So the problem is with the Google email service. I switched email accounts and I just got it to work right now, but it doesn't seem reliable. I may have to find a new service.

That worked. I just made the request and got the email in seconds. And the activation link worked without a problem. Thanks Roosh.

Post: #73

If sending a PM that isn't short I get the verification screen, to enter some digits/letters into the screen.

It works from a computer but if accessing the forum from an Ipad it doesn't work to send a PM if there is a verification screen, neither in mobile or full version. It doesn't really complain but the PM is never sent, nor is there any message telling that the PM is sent. You are just sent back to your old PMs without the message being sent, after going through the verification screen.

Post: #74

(09-05-2015 05:13 PM)Cheetah Wrote:  If sending a PM that isn't short I get the verification screen, to enter some digits/letters into the screen.

It works from a computer but if accessing the forum from an Ipad it doesn't work to send a PM if there is a verification screen, neither in mobile or full version. It doesn't really complain but the PM is never sent, nor is there any message telling that the PM is sent. You are just sent back to your old PMs without the message being sent, after going through the verification screen.

This happened to me the first time I got a verification screen, and it was on my laptop. Tried again a 2nd time, and haven't had any problems sending out PMs since. Maybe this just happens the first time you get a verification screen?

Post: #75

^^^^

Verification works fine on computer but not on ipad for me. Even if I passed the verification on the computer I still get the verification on the ipad which doesn't work unfortunately.