Re: Email authentication
Thanks Matthew, Very helpful info. Kind Regards, Srimanta - Original Message - From: "Matthew Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 4:24 PM Subject: RE: Email authentication > Hi Srimanta, > > We use HexValidEmail form hexillion.com for this. It's pretty easy to > use although the docs are a bit confusing. Ask if you need help. > > Matthew Walker > http://www.matthewwalker.net.nz/ > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Srimanta [mailto:mail@;designshop.co.nz] > > Sent: Friday, 15 November 2002 2:32 a.m. > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: OT: Email authentication > > > > > > Hello Forum. > > > > Is there a tool or utility or script capeable of checking > > email addresses > > real time? > > I am trying to create a CF application which will allow > > visitors to browse > > certain section(s) > > in the website depending on whether the email address > > provided by the user > > is valid and functional. > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks > > Srimanta > > > > http://www.digitalshop.co.nz > > > > > ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
RE: Email authentication
Hi Srimanta, We use HexValidEmail form hexillion.com for this. It's pretty easy to use although the docs are a bit confusing. Ask if you need help. Matthew Walker http://www.matthewwalker.net.nz/ > -Original Message- > From: Srimanta [mailto:mail@;designshop.co.nz] > Sent: Friday, 15 November 2002 2:32 a.m. > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: Email authentication > > > Hello Forum. > > Is there a tool or utility or script capeable of checking > email addresses > real time? > I am trying to create a CF application which will allow > visitors to browse > certain section(s) > in the website depending on whether the email address > provided by the user > is valid and functional. > Any help would be much appreciated. > Thanks > Srimanta > > http://www.digitalshop.co.nz > > ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
OT: Email authentication
Hello Forum. Is there a tool or utility or script capeable of checking email addresses real time? I am trying to create a CF application which will allow visitors to browse certain section(s) in the website depending on whether the email address provided by the user is valid and functional. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Srimanta http://www.digitalshop.co.nz ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
RE: Email authentication
It sounds like you pretty much know what to do already :) In pseudo code ... 1. Client submits reg. form 2. Input is validated 3. Information is stored in a temp db along with a unique ID string 4. Email is sent to client provided email address with a link to your activation page that includes the unique ID string 5. Upon request the activation page grabs the URL variable, client ID string, and queries your temp db for a matching record 6. Supposing all other req. have been met, the client's temp record is moved to the production db. You could also throw in things like activation periods, passwords, etc. It's really up to you regarding what to test for, how to restrict/allow actions, validation methodologies, blah, blah. Hashing algorithms and UUID() work well for creating unique client ID strings. Steve -Original Message- From: Todd Ashworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 8:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Email authentication Sorry if this comes through twice, but I'm afraid my last message got lost in cyberspace. When someone signs up on my site, I would like to be able to verify that their Email address is valid and, at the same time, make sure they are really the person using that address. I would like to send some sort of confirmation E-mail with a link they have to follow to activate their registration, but I want the link to be different/random for each person who signs up. I've seen a lot of setups where you get sent a link with, seemingly, random numbers in it. Has anyone had any experience with this type of thing? Personally, I don't care how it does it, as long as it works. Is there an easy way to create/process 'confirmation emails' in CF? Is there any speciffic software or technique? .Todd -- Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
Email authentication
Sorry if this comes through twice, but I'm afraid my last message got lost in cyberspace. When someone signs up on my site, I would like to be able to verify that their Email address is valid and, at the same time, make sure they are really the person using that address. I would like to send some sort of confirmation E-mail with a link they have to follow to activate their registration, but I want the link to be different/random for each person who signs up. I've seen a lot of setups where you get sent a link with, seemingly, random numbers in it. Has anyone had any experience with this type of thing? Personally, I don't care how it does it, as long as it works. Is there an easy way to create/process 'confirmation emails' in CF? Is there any speciffic software or technique? .Todd -- Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
RE: Email authentication
> When someone signs up on my site, I would like to be able to verify that
> their Email address is valid and, at the same time, make sure they are
> really the person using that address. I would like to send some sort of
> confirmation E-mail with a link they have to follow to activate their
> registration, but I want the link to be different/random for each
> person who
> signs up. I've seen a lot of setups where you get sent a link with,
> seemingly, random numbers in it. Has anyone had any experience with this
> type of thing? Personally, I don't care how it does it, as long as it
> works. Is there an easy way to create/process 'confirmation
> emails' in CF?
Why not put a CreateUUID() into the record with the email, send them the URL
to go to which contains the ID, that way you know they've got the right
one - although, this will allow for a certain amount of problems if people
work-out how to activate other people's accounts
Extending from this, you could use CreateUUID(), and then add a 4 or 5 digit
random number onto the end, that way, you can guarantee that nobody will be
able to break the numbering.
Send a CFMAIL with the complete verification URL in it, i.e.
insert into myTable (Email, LogID)
values ('#Email#', '#myID#')
To activate your account, please visit;
http://www.myURL.com/confirm.cfm?LogID=#myID#
Thank you
Then when they return, check the ID exists and activate the account, it's a
bit long to fake, as an example is;
1ABCDF70-3C64-11D4-B8380020186329371338
BTW, the reason to use CreateUUID() rather than just a random number is that
they are all unique (UUID is Universally Unique Identifier)
A bit excessive, but it should work.
HTH
Philip Arnold
ASP Multimedia Limited
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Email authentication
When someone signs up on my site, I would like to be able to verify that their Email address is valid and, at the same time, make sure they are really the person using that address. I would like to send some sort of confirmation E-mail with a link they have to follow to activate their registration, but I want the link to be different/random for each person who signs up. I've seen a lot of setups where you get sent a link with, seemingly, random numbers in it. Has anyone had any experience with this type of thing? Personally, I don't care how it does it, as long as it works. Is there an easy way to create/process 'confirmation emails' in CF? .Todd -- Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
