Multiple registrations with same email?

[Ciel!]

When I used 3.4 version, I had a subaccounts hook that allowed registration of additional, child accounts through the parent's account settings. Clearly with the new linked accounts hook for version 4.x, you don't need that hook.

 

However, I run a mass-player RPG where users have several accounts. It doesn't appear that there is a setting that will remove the limit of only using an email address once for registration. I really need to be able to allow multiple accounts registered to the same email

 

What are my options?

[Mark H]

The email address is a unique piece of information for each account. You cannot use the same email address twice, unfortunately.

If you had a hook in v3 that accomplished what you describe, you'd need to ask its author for an updated version for version4.

[AndyF]

I concur.

I do very very vaguely recall something for this for 2x but I've never seen (that I can remember at least) anything newer. I can remember the authors name actually but not what the file was called itself.

[Morgin]

Would adding an identifier work as a unique e-mail in this instance? The major free e-mail providers permit it, so username+character1@gmail.com for example might be a solution you tell people to use for now. It would all come to the same e-mail account, but perhaps invision would treat them as unique? 

[Nathan Explosion]

Just now, Morgin said:

Would adding an identifier work as a unique e-mail in this instance? The major free e-mail providers permit it (so username+character1@gmail.com for example) might be a solution you tell people to use for now. It would all come to the same e-mail account, but perhaps invision would treat them as unique? 

Nope, it works as the email address is unique....I've suggested it multiple times on here, and I use it myself already.

[AndyF]

Just now, Morgin said:

Would adding an identifier work as a unique e-mail in this instance? The major free e-mail providers permit it (so username+character1@gmail.com for example) might be a solution you tell people to use for now. It would all come to the same e-mail account, but perhaps invision would treat them as unique? 

As long as they are not completely identical that would work.

I'd not personally rely on trying to see if case sensitivity would work as that may depend on the server (so you'd not try John@test.com as well as john@test.com) but you can have as many john(something unique)@test.com as you like for example.

[Ciel!]

Thank you.

 

I also had this thread going: 

 

At this time, my solution is to look for a hook that allows multiple accounts to be created as subaccounts from within the parent, which would bypass the original registration process, avoid the email issues, and auto-link it to the parent account. This is the functionality needed for my forum, so I'm on the hunt...