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What’s to stop a bogus person from creating a Profile using one of my non-registered Classmates names?

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What’s to stop a bogus person from creating a Profile using one of my non-registered Classmates names?

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Somebody falsely joining your site using one of your non registered Classmate’s names is known as a “hijacking.” Fortunately this problem is rare.

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TOP Answer: Somebody falsely joining your site using one of your non registered Classmate’s names is known as a “hijacking.” Fortunately this problem is rare. If you are having a hijacking problem or simply wish to err on the side of caution and ensure no hijackers gain access to restricted areas of your site, follow the steps below to turn on our anti hijacking feature: • Log into your site and click the Preferences link under your Admin links. • Under the “New Classmate Access Rights” section click the radio button next to the “DO NOT ALLOW” feature. With this option enabled hijackers will not be able to access password protected pages on the site, access Classmate Profiles that are restricted by the Classmate, or post a message on the message forum until you have verified the Classmate’s identity. The hijackers Profile will also not be visible to other Classmates. How do you verify the identity of your new subscribing Classmates? Here are some tactics you may wish to exercise: MINIM

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