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

[ZEE Leann Parker]

mail.com is a very basic email that doesn't require much information at all. 
We use it for patrons to set up an email account for the computer classes we 
offer.

Leann J Parker

Howard Miller Public Library
Zeeland, MI 
616-772-0874

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From: "Jennifer Perryman" <jperryman at milanlibrary.org>
To: "Jennifer Hassell" <Jennifer.Hassell at farmlib.org>, "'michlib-
l at mcls.org'" <michlib-l at mcls.org>
Sent: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:58:42 -0700
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] e-mail sign ups with no cell phone

> Gmail asks for a phone number, but it is not a required field. If 
> you do not enter a phone number, you'll have a captcha phrase to 
> verify instead. There is a message that states "additional 
> verification may be required" but so far the verification phrase 
> instead of phone number has worked.
> 
> Thank you,
> Jennifer Perryman
> Youth Services Coordinator
> 
> Milan Public Library
> 
> 151 Wabash Street
> 
> Milan, MI 48160
> (734) 439-1240
> 
> www.milanlibrary.org
> 
> Facebook page
> 
> Children's newsletter
> 
> TNT (Teen and Tween) newsletter
> 
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> Subject: [Michlib-l] e-mail sign ups with no cell phone
> From: Jennifer Hassell <Jennifer.Hassell at farmlib.org>
> Date: Mon, November 23, 2015 2:42 pm
> To: "'michlib-l at mcls.org'" <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> 
> 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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