# Pepper Mill Can't Post! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 10, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428 "2001-04-10T03:24:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428/1 "2001-04-10T03:24:38Z")
I’ve tried asking this twice via e-mail, but haven’t gotten a response, so I thought I’d ask here. My wife, Mrs. Cal (Pepper Mill) wants to log on and reply to the SDMB in her own name and voice. But she can’t. Even though I have logged off and she has apparently successfully) logged on, the SDMB won’t let her post. What am I doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428/2 "2001-04-10T05:21:49Z")
I looked up her registration, and it looks like Pepper Mill has never confirmed it by email. I emailed the password to her. Let me or TubaDiva know if you have further problems. Lynn ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428/3 "2001-04-10T05:29:54Z")
Good luck getting it sorted out. I’ve been waiting to hear from her on the boards for a while now. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428/4 "2001-04-10T11:59:12Z")
> [@](#): > > I looked up her registration, and it looks like Pepper Mill has never confirmed it by email. I emailed the password to her. Let me or TubaDiva know if you have further problems. > > Lynn Can you resend? I don’t know if she ever got it. ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428/5 "2001-04-10T17:03:01Z")
I sometimes post at the vBulletin site, and this problem has been reported on brand new email sites, because sometimes it takes a lot longer than it should (like a day) to become fully active. I gather they can’t resend the Confirm message, but I think TubaDiva or Lynn should be able to make her status active directly in the database. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428/6 "2001-04-10T21:40:02Z")
> [@](#): > > but I think TubaDiva or Lynn should be able to make her status active directly in the database. I don’t think so. First of all, a lot of stuff is only possible when one is physically present at the Reader server. I’m not, I’m in Fort Worth. I’ll look again, but it’s not something that I’ve ever done before. I think that I’d have to do a complete other workaround. Cal, would you email me, and let me know your wife’s email address? I’ll compare it to what’s on record. ---
**Author:** ![isopropyl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@isopropyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isopropyl)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428/7 "2001-04-11T15:22:53Z")
The same thing happened to me and TubaDiva fixed it. Here’s the email I got from TubaDiva > [@](#): > > \*message dated 07/09/2000 \* > Thank you for registering, isopropyl. An email has been dispatched to > [isopropyl@insurer.com](mailto:isopropyl@insurer.com) with details on how to activate your account. Click > here to return to the forum index. > > You will receive an email in your inbox. You MUST follow the link in that > email before you can post on these forums. Until you do that, you will be > told that you do not have permission to post. " \>\> > I have moved you manually into the member database and you should be able to > make posts. > > Dunno why the system didn’t work for you, that’s mighty strange. The software > is new and not bug-free; I’m gonna refer to situation to the techs for > further investigation. > > Sorry for your inconvenience and welcome to the Straight Dope. > > your humble TubaDiva > Administrator > The Straight Dope ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-mill-cant-post/61428/8 "2001-04-12T02:59:49Z")
Pepper Mill is now On the Air! Thank you, TubaDiva. Watch out, SDMB!