Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of TracDev/Proposals/EmailValidation

Timestamp:

Dec 7, 2010, 9:59:35 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Carsten Klein <carsten.klein@…>

Comment:

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TracDev/Proposals/EmailValidation

@@ -41 +41 @@
 === Discussion ===
 
-'''Open for discussion'''
+ ''Open for discussion''
 
 While the proposal in #9900 can only be used for a quick validation of the user's input, it must also be extended to accommodate situations where
@@ -63 +63 @@
 - The ticket system should be extended so that it will only accept validated email addresses when adding them to the CC-list of a given ticket.
 
+==== Open Questions ====
+
+- What happens with email addresses of users who enter their email address in the general preferences tab and who then destroy the session with the service by removing the cookies set by the system for identifying the session?
+ - While the email address can still be validated, the preferences, as they are bound to the session, cannot be retrieved, so the user must reenter their email address next time they visit the site.
+ - How will the system behave then? Will it accept the email address, since the validator considers it a valid email address, or should the preferences simply invalidate the existing email address and restart the validation process?
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 See also: TracNotification, TracDev/Proposals, [wiki:TracDev/NotificationApi TracNotification API documentation], [wiki:TracDev/Announcer Developer reference page for AnnouncerPlugin]