Thread: New Member Confirmation Emails Hyperlink

There is an error with a new installation of 5.5 where the hyperlink for activation in new members is incorrectly displayed. The "=" sign at the end of the code is displayed as "%3D" in the link and clicking on it results in an error message on the confirmation page. I haven't fixed this yet since I'm wondering whether I should bother using Dolphin given all of these bugs I'm encountering. Wondering if anyone else is using Dolphin and Ray successfully.

Yep....

I am having the same problem here....

Hopefully there are some cookies out there with a really big brain that wont mind sharing the fix...

Yeh its a pain in de date LOL clicking the link doesn't work, so you gotta go and copy the code WITH the equals sign to get it to accept.

Originally Posted by sillywabbit

Yep....

I am having the same problem here....

Hopefully there are some cookies out there with a really big brain that wont mind sharing the fix...

It works for me, I had a fresh install of dolphin 5.5.

IN yahoo email link it shows :
http://192.168.2.210/dol55/profile_a...WWtaRUxnPT0%3D

link HREF value :
http://192.168.2.210/dol55/profile_a...hYWWtaRUxnPT0=

I think what you did was copy paste the link to a browser, this wont work. but if you click it works fine.


Regards

Mark

Well I tried it again.......

I did not copy and paste the url into the browser bar.

This is the error message that I am getting when I click on the confirmation link sent in the email:

Profile activation failed.

This could happen because of improper web links display by some web mail services. If you see this message, please try to exactly copy the link supplied with the confirmation e-mail and paste it into your browser's address bar or just enter the confirmation code (which also comes with the e-mail) below:

I am still able to enter the confirmation code sent in the email by copying and pasting the code itself into the text area.... However....... Clicking of the link is definately not working here.

This is the confirmation email i received :

Dear sillywabbit,

Thank you for registering at The Fuzzy Peach.com!

CONFIRMATION CODE: YzJWSFZFZFZZMEpuWjBOME5nPT0=

Or you can also simply follow the link below:
http://www.thefuzzypeach.com/dating/...WjBOME5nPT0%3D

This is necessary to complete your registration.Without doing that you won't be submitted to our database.

Your identification number (ID): 3

Any ideas??

Thanks,
Ann

The easy solution for this Go to Email Settings and pick HTML and restructure the code...

That will take care of the problem....

Well what you suggested made complete sense.....

And so I did that.....

and I still wound up with the same error.....

This is the email that went out... after restructuring the code.

Dear mandrakemaniac,

Thank you for registering at The Fuzzy Peach.com!

CONFIRMATION CODE: YzJVNU1GWTBjemhYWkhBNWF3PT0=

Or you can also simply follow the link below:
http://www.thefuzzypeach.com/dating/...WkhBNWF3PT0%3D


This is necessary to complete your registration.Without doing that you won't be submitted to our database.

Your identification number (ID): 5

Your e-mail used for registration:

The error that displayed on the confirmation page was the same as above.

Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem?
Thanks,
Ann

amp;

Well, In your code you are picking up this from somwhere... Somehow you are adding that and that breaks your link...

You have figure that out where that comes from into your conformation link you real link looks like this:

http://www.thefuzzypeach.com/dating/...ZEhoRWJ3PT0%3D

Please delete my account...

Here is a clean HTML template for this:

<a href="<ConfirmationLink>"><ConfirmationLink></a>
Conformation Code: <ConfCode><br>

Check your code...

Ok guys..... this is what we have come down too....

I have seriously investigated this issue.
I see what you are saying "Media" about the "amp;" ..... not belonging there.... But that piece of code..... is not in my html code.
I have gone over and over this with a fine tooth comb and have investigated numerous variables here and this is what I have come up with :

This is the code in my html:

<html><head></head><body style="font: 12px Verdana; color:#000000">
<p><b>Dear <RealName></b>,</p>

<p>Thank you for registering at <SiteName>!</p>

<p style="color:#3B5C8E">CONFIRMATION CODE: <ConfCode></p>

<p>Or you can also simply follow the link below:
<a href="<ConfirmationLink>"><ConfirmationLink></a>
</p>

<p>This is necessary to complete your registration.<br />Without doing that you won't be submitted to our database.</p>

<p>Your identification number (ID): <span style="color:#FF6633; font-weight:bold;"><recipientID></span></p>

<p>Your e-mail used for registration:
<span style="color:#FF6633"><Email></span></p>

<p>Password:
<span style="color:#FF6633"><Password></span></p>

<p><b>Thank you for using our services!</b></p>

<p>--</p>
<p style="font: bold 10px Verdana; color:red"><SiteName> mail delivery system!!!
<br />Auto-generated e-mail, please, do not reply!!!</p></body></html>

As you can plainly see...... there is no "amp;" in that code.
Also..... interestingly enough..... when I use a web based email .... or basically anything but Outlook Express.... the confirmation link works fine and there is no error. I have even tested this with Evolution, which is an email client mostly used for linux. The link worked fine in Evolution, msn, yahoo, etc... However.... when this email goes to an Outlook Express.... that "amp;" piece of code is added... and the link confirmation fails.

When the email link goes to any other email client..... the "amp;" piece of code is NOT added..... and the link works fine.
I have also tested this with other people's sites...... not just mine ... and the same issue is present.

Any insight?
Thanks,
Ann

I've got the exact same issue, except i've only tested it in gmail. Some insite on how to fix this would be really appreciated