Re: Authentication system
| From: | Mike Migurski | Date: | Wed, 02 Jul 2003 20:00:25 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Authentication system | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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>At the point where they fill out the registration form, I am sending them
>an email, informing them that they have been registered. On many sites
>I've gone to, the process then includes a requirement that the person
>reply to the message.
>
>Now I need to learn how to take the incoming message and process it. I
>am assuming that the processing can be done by php. Any suggestions,
>either on how to do this, or where I might learn how to do this?
You may find it easier to include, in the e-mail, a uniquely-generated,
limited-time URL that the person can visit to verify that they have
received the e-mail. This will remove the burden of having to set up a
system that responds to e-mail commands.
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