It would be a nice feature to resend a verification link if a user hasn't verified after X number of days to remind them to verify their account.

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hunmonk’s picture

hunmonk commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

there's already a link provided in a user's account to resend the validation email if they need it.

IMO, most of the validation re-sends would be to spambot registrations, which seems like a waste of resources to me for the one person in X users that somehow forgot to check their email... ;)

Cory Goodwin’s picture

Cory Goodwin commented

there's already a link provided in a user's account to resend the validation email if they need it.

This is a compeltly separate issue. If a person wanted to manuallly have the validation email resent they wouldn't need a reminder.

IMO, most of the validation re-sends would be to spambot registrations, which seems like a waste of resources to me for the one person in X users that somehow forgot to check their email... ;)

You make a good point here that the majority would be to spam bots. But even if it only saved a registered user every now and then, it would be worth it. It's based on old school sales logic. 99% of people who tell a salesperson to call them back are blowing the salesperson off. But sales people follow up anyway because the 1% will become valued customers.

hunmonk’s picture

hunmonk commented

This is a compeltly separate issue. If a person wanted to manuallly have the validation email resent they wouldn't need a reminder

my point is that there is a mechanism in place for users to get the validation email any time they need it, and IMO, that's enough coverage.

But even if it only saved a registered user every now and then, it would be worth it.

that is definitely a matter of perspective... ;) my perspective is that if somebody was really serious about becoming a user on your site, they would take the three seconds out of their day to open up the validation email and click the link.

i'm not saying it's a bad idea to have it as an option. however, i hope you can appreciate that i have to weigh new features against the overall benefit for the user base, versus how much maintenance they'll add to the (already overstretched) amount of volunteer time needed to maintain the module. my judgment at this point for this feature is that it's not valuable enough to enough people to warrant the additional overhead.

thankfully, this is FOSS, so you're welcome to hack the module and/or write a mini-module that accomplishes your goal if you really need it... :)

AppleBag’s picture

AppleBag commented

Not sure if you'll find this useful, bt it can make things a bit easier in lieu of an automated reminder system.

http://drupal.org/node/645740

The code is for D5, but shouldn't be hard to upgrade. There's also the Inactive User module that could possibly be slightly modded to accomplish what you're looking for. Maybe the author or someone else would be willing to add that to it.

1kenthomas’s picture

1kenthomas commented
Component: User interface » Code
Status: Closed (won't fix) » Active

It's a standard feature: "password reminders" sent by admin. It has plenty of use cases, ie, corporate or small business association needs to remind users of or reissue passwords.

That Drupal does not have a similar feature at this point is highly problematic.

hunmonk’s picture

hunmonk commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

i've already made my decision on this issue for now. perhaps it can be a separate module that LT interfaces with, but it won't go in LT.

richardp’s picture

richardp commented
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I know this is an old (and closed) issue.

I created a simple module: https://www.drupal.org/project/logintoboggan_reminder

It doesn't resend emails, but it does display a message at the top of the page, reminding non-verified users to check their email and click on the verification link.

If anyone finds this through searches, I just wanted to put it out there.