[Michlib-l] e-mail sign ups with no cell phone

[Christine Nofsinger]

I believe that mail.com offers that service.

Chris

On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Jennifer Hassell <
Jennifer.Hassell at farmlib.org> wrote:

> Does anyone know of an e-mail provider that patrons can sign up for that
> do not require additional authentication?  We have a patron who needs an
> e-mail address to apply for a job.  He has no cell phone, other e-mail
> address, facebook or google account.  Honestly, I do not believe that he
> can create and remember that usernames and passwords for those services
> even if we sat down and created them.  Yahoo and Gmail all require that you
> get a text or voice call for verification to set up and e-mail address.
>
>
> If he uses his home number and opts for the voice verification than he
> must go home, hope that there is a message on his answering machine and
> then hope that when he returns and tries to create his account again that
> the previously sent verification code will work.  It seems that there has
> to be a better way for our patrons who do not use these other technologies
> to get an e-mail address.
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> Jen Hassell
> Adult Services Librarian
> Farmington Community Library
>
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