Looks like gitlab now requires account verification for new accounts in addition to email. Either phone number or credit card.
This applies both to accounts created with a working email or by logging in using your github account. You can't even verify your email until you go through step 1.
I don't know when this started, but at least for the last month or two judging from these posts in the forums.
- https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-create-an-account-without-telephone-number-if-an-non-activated-account-has-already-been-created-with-the-same-e-mail-address-that-demands-a-phone-number/93675/2
- https://forum.gitlab.com/t/phone-verification-sms-not-received-unable-to-login-and-register/92202
- https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-create-an-account-without-telephone-number-if-an-non-activated-account-has-already-been-created-with-the-same-e-mail-address-that-demands-a-phone-number/93675/2
Fun fact: I don't even want to host on gitlab, I just wanted to report bugs in some projects. So I'm locked out.
Time to start using GitDirectory named V.01 shared over FTP.
It's a joke, don't use FTP, it's not secure.
Why isn't FTP secure
because it hasn't got an S in it
It's unencrypted, your ISP / Starbucks wifi can read all the files you send. Use SFTP instead.
or FTPS
Not just read but modify even.
Is there any reference for this? I can't find anything relevant. Just curious.
Of FTP not being secure? Check the links in the comments below
FTP it's not encrypted
No. I mean gitdirectory over FTP.
There's no GitDirectory, it's the way we used to share files back then, a shared directory over FTP
I'm aware of FTP. It's still around in certain circles. But for a moment I thought that there was some sort of integration between ftp and git. I guess not.