SAS Forums - Cannot Start a New Topic (RESOLVED)

[Chim]

So I finally signed up to the SAS Forums and was just about to make my inquiry when I see over on the upper right of the page that --- "You cannot start a new topic."  What the ...   I cannot start a new topic?  I am logged in.  So what the heck is going on?  How the heck am I supposed to make my inquiry?

[DavidR]

Is there not a F.A.Q. on the SAS forum ?

Have you tried a search in the forum for that message "You cannot start a new topic."

Though you say you are logged in, most forums usually have a confirmation email with a link to confirm that is your email address given in the registration.

[Chim]

Excellent call, David.  That's what it turned out to be ... that confirmation E-mail thing.

Now that I think about it, I think I WAS informed at the time of joining that I'd be sent a confirmation E-mail.  What then threw things off though is that I actually joined the SAS forums since the other day when I mentioned on here that I would.  However, my main E-mail Address, the one that I used to join the SAS forums happened to be down for about 4 days.  So, I wasn't able to immediately embark on my mission of officially opening my SAS forums account and making my debut inquiry there.  By the time my E-mail was back up and in business, I obviously forgot about that confirmation E-mail waiting in the wings.

Either way, everything's good to go now.  I've made my inquiry over there.

Thanks, David.

[DavidR]

You're welcome, many forums (avast also) the registration doesn't become live (to post, etc.) until a confirmation email has been received and acknowledged.