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Question about forum registrations...in general.
Like many I have quite a few forums I'm subscribed to. Recently I've decided to make some changes to facilitate better tracking of these. Part of this would entail changing usernames and e-mail addresses. While addy changes are simple it's quite often difficult (or disallowed) to change user names. What I'd prefer to do is simply delete accounts and/or re-register instead of having to contact a mod or admin for each forum and pull teeth in an attempt to get this accomplished.
My question is -- How do forums determine multiple registrations? Is it by unique IP? If so, would DHCP allow a workaround by not logging in until the address is renewed automatically or manually (hopefully with a different IP)? If not, might there be some other trick to a new registration?
Any insight would be much appreciated.