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Once the user completes the registration form, they must confirm their registration. This is is required to verify that the registration is legitimate. An e-mail is sent to the user and the user must click on the link provided to go to the confirmation page. The URL in the e-mail includes a special unique confirmation string. By going to this URL, the user demonstrates that they registered with a valid e-mail address to which they have access. Here is an example confirmation email:
The confirmation page will ask the user to indicate that they did indeed register.
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