What is an identity-verifiable e-mail address?

This page was last updated on July 10, 2003

Trying to register? Here's how to make us accept your e-mail address...

Media UK's discussion area only accepts real names, and registration via 'identity-verifiable' e-mail addresses.

We insist on real names. Examples of non-real names are publication names, "BillyG", or "BillGates8276". We will not accept registrations from non real-names.

We also normally insist on 'identity-verifiable' e-mail addresses to show that you are who you're claiming to be. This is to protect you, since it means that nobody else can come on to Media UK and pretend to be you. It differs from what most websites call 'verifiable e-mail addresses' which are purely designed to check that you have access to your e-mail... an 'identity-verifiable' e-mail address both checks that you have access to your e-mail, but also are who you say you are.

Examples

joe.bloggs@bbc.co.uk; joe.bloggs@royalmail.com
These are identity-verifiable. It is clearly your place of work. You are clearly Joe Bloggs.

joe.bloggs@hotmail.com; joe.bloggs@talk21.com
These aren't identity-verifiable. Anyone can claim a webmail account.

joe.bloggs@btinternet.com; joe.bloggs@aol.com
These aren't identity-verifiable. Anyone can claim a second username or address from ISPs.

joe.bloggs@joebloggs.co.uk; joe@joebloggs.com
These may be verifiable: we have a number of tests that we can run on a domain-name.

Not got an identity-verifiable address?

Well, we might be able to help if you are a freelancer or have no 'identity-verifiable' address of your own. The quickest way is to ask a Media UK member who you know to contact us with your email address. If you don't know a Media UK member, then feel free to contact us and convince us that you're a lovely person and that you'd be a quite splendid member and join in with lots of discussions. We can't enter into correspondence about any decision we make, though.

Prefer to use your own personal email address?

That's fine: but you'll need to register using an identity-verifiable address. Once you've done so, you can change quickly and automatically to your own personal address, whether it's Hotmail, Gmail, or anything else.

Comments

Fausto Campos García
www.mediauk.com is a very good web page.

tom mckenzie
you wont register this email address is this this because it is australian

judith bell
I have changed my email address to carolbell06@hotmail.co.uk. You already send me news at my old address Please confirm you have changed this

haya Asif
hello i am not able to register because of my emal address

shane mantle
hello

akrorynnndle
i need sex

ohamed
hi for all

John Beer
Hello,
I have no intention of changing my email address to suit your system.

That being so please tell me how to prove that I am a real person.

Many thanks,

John Beer

hi

Aidan Farrelly
Iv been trying to register but I can't seen to because of my e-mail account!

Could you guys help me please?

Bassdaye S-Rice
Am trying to register,but can't with my present email address, I'd rather have just the one account, can you say what next. Ta

derek creasey
first I get an email from alex@ asking me for corroboration of my email address then later when I try to register I'm told it is not a real address so I try with my second address and then I'm given some totally illegible codes to type. The one to go with comment is so easy it's unbelievable

derek creasey
first I get an email from alex@ asking me for corroboration of my email address then later when I try to register I'm told it is not a real address so I try with my second address and then I'm given some totally illegible codes to type. The one to go with comment is so easy it's unbelievable

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