E-Mail Verification Now Required for Forum Registration

Do to a recent influx of spam generated by a single person under multiple accounts using fake e-mail addresses and due to some behind-the-scenes server maintenance I'm temporarily requiring newly registering forum members to activate their accounts via e-mail before they can post.

I'm not really a fan of doing this but it's the only choice I really have at the moment. I've tested the e-mail verification with Hotmail (Live), AOL, Yahoo, Verizon, and GMail e-mail services and it's worked just fine so far as the registration e-mail arrives almost instantly and only Hotmail placed it in the spam box

This will most likely be undone when our server maintenance is completed.

If you're trying to register for the forum and having problems, please e-mail me at: castlevania7689@yahoo.com for assistance.