jxedwards Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Due to serious SPAM issues I no longer use my *****@yahoo.co.uk email address. This address is my Logon address. I have 'edited' my details to reflect my new ****@gmail.com address but when I try to Logon again I have to use my ***@yahoo.co.uk address. Will any notification's PM's got to Yahoo or Gmail?Help please. Thanks in advance John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 The email add (xxx@yahoo.co.uk) you entered when you first logged on the forum is your personal registration key and cannot be amended. It is not used for email or notifications.Notifications and emails are sent to the email address shown at the top of your profile page (xxx@gmail.com) under "Private email". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crépuscule Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I have just discovered the same problem as John. If the logon screen says "Enter e-mail", then it should recognise your new e-mail address. I have spent most of today updating my e-mail address on the many websites & forums where it is registered. For many of these, e-mail address is the accepted log on and updating your e-mail address is sufficient to change your log on/user name. This is only the 3rd website I have come across where this is not the case. As a work around, is it possible to delete my existing profile and set up a new one with the same user name (crépuscule) and my new e-mail address? I suspect the answer is "No" but I assume I could re-register using my new e-mail address and a different name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Crepuscule,When the log-on screen says "Enter e-mail", it refers to the email address you first registered with the forum, not your new email address.Changing your email address has no bearing on login. All forum mail and notifications will be sent to your new address.The old email address has no mail/notification generating facility. It is simply a log-on facility when coupled with your password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crépuscule Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I understand that! But my point is that the design of the site should be more flexible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I wish![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crépuscule Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Crépuscule is re-born as I have re-registered with a userid = my new e-mail address. Sadly, there is no way to delete the now obsolete old userid. Tant pis! Anyone want a good business analyst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 CrépusculeYour old ID has been taken care of [:)]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crépuscule Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Oops, didn't realise you were part of the police force! However, I'm happy that the loose ends have been tidied up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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