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Discussion in 'General Internet' started by gifropan, 2009/04/29.

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    gifropan

    gifropan Inactive Thread Starter

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    When registering on various shopping sites etc you are often asked to re-enter your email or password information. What is the purpose of this.
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    When logging into a site, it creates and or updates Cookies. The sites can track which registered members visit the site and how often. They can probably also track the type of items you look at.

    Example-> In the upper right hand corner of the screen here I see-> You last visited: 29th April 2009 at 05:26
     
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    gifropan Inactive Thread Starter

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    What I mean is when you register to open a new online account etc you are required to enter your email or passowrd twice
     
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    I think Steve has misunderstood your question, which relates to when you're first registering for an account on a website, as opposed to logging in each time.

    The purpose of a website registration prompting you to enter your email address or password twice is so as to avoid you mistyping it to the first time when first registering, therefore avoiding not getting your 'activation email' that is sent to confirm your account.

    By requesting that the user enters their details twice, the form validation confirms that the contents of the two boxes match, therefore helping to ensure that the details captured are accurate.

    I hope that makes sense.
     
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    gifropan Inactive Thread Starter

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    What I always do is copy the contents of the first text field and paste it into the other. If I have any spelling mistakes it will be transferred anyway.
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Then don't do the copy/paste:) Course it works if you remember excatly what you've typed.

    Some sites won't let you copy paste to avoid getting tons of emails asking: "Why can't I log in? "
     
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    Such a form on a site can use code that prevents copy+paste in the address & password fields, and that's how it should be for accuracy and security reasons.
     
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    And for anyone interested, or wondering HOW to prevent a Paste on a text field, here's an example...

    <input name= "input_email" type= "text" id= "input_email" onpaste= "event.returnValue=false;" />

    Hope this helps!
     
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