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Title: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: marvinmartian on June 25, 2011, 07:53:39 PM
So I just created yet another account on Mt. Gox.  It was set up and logged me in no problem.  It even generates btc addresses for me to send funds to.

But the site never even sent me an email confirming who I was.  Nothing.  IIRC it DID require confirmation in the past?

I thought they were trying to STRENGTHEN their security.

C'mon guys, seriously.


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: finack on June 25, 2011, 08:00:52 PM
nope it didn't. you didn't even have to enter an email address, one of the big problems for them with the breech.


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: hazek on June 25, 2011, 08:01:27 PM
nvm, I misread.


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: marvinmartian on June 25, 2011, 08:03:04 PM
Confirmation for a deposit? Seriously?  ::)


Stop trolling please.

???

I think we were both referring to confirmation (and the current lack thereof) for merely setting up an account.


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: m_yaw on June 25, 2011, 08:08:02 PM
i had the same problem.
don't log out because until the account is verified by clicking a link in the e-mail you will receive (according to irc messaging with MagicalTux tomorrow) there is no way to log into your account...

Also, the lost password feature is broken...


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: marvinmartian on June 25, 2011, 08:12:42 PM
i had the same problem.
don't log out because until the account is verified by clicking a link in the e-mail you will receive (according to irc messaging with MagicalTux tomorrow) there is no way to log into your account...

Also, the lost password feature is broken...

But the *original* account I had created DID receive the confirmation email.  I had been logging into it since 6/20.  Today, when the login stopped redirecting to the support page, I could no longer log in.

[insert smack in the back of the head to somebody at Mt. Gox]

So I decided to create another account.  Which I did.  I had it generate a btc address for me to send funds to.  It did.  I sent the funds.  Now I can't log into that account either.

[insert another smack in the back of the head to somebody at Mt. Gox]

Just for fun, I thought I'd see if this were still the case.  It is.  There is no message when I log into a new account that I need to wait for verification.  Nor does it send an email before I can log in.  It logs in automatically.

[insert another smack in the back of the head to somebody at Mt. Gox]

Guess I need to get on IRC ...


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: BombaUcigasa on June 25, 2011, 09:48:46 PM
Wow, really?


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: jed on June 26, 2011, 04:18:19 AM
This is fixed


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: marvinmartian on June 26, 2011, 04:53:48 AM
This is fixed

Only for accounts created in the last few moments.  Brand new accounts DO require entering a confirmation code.

Accounts created earlier today and I'm pretty sure ever since the lights went out still cannot log in.  Even if they have $$$ in them.  Ahem.

Somewhat accordingly, the password recovery page still does not work either.  You can enter info, but no reset emails are sent from it.

Hopefully they'll learn to start using their own support forums to announce these things?


Title: Re: Mt. Gox not requiring account verification on new accounts ... WTF
Post by: Chucksta on June 26, 2011, 08:03:36 AM
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