Tightend up the reddit user validation process to avoid issues.

reddit/cron.py

@@ -58,14 +58,21 @@ class ProcessValidations():
     Grabs all Reddit Mail and processes validations
     """
 
+    @property
+    def _logger(self):
+        if not hasattr(self, '__logger'):
+            self.__logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        return self.__logger
+
     def job(self):
         inbox = Inbox(settings.REDDIT_USER, settings.REDDIT_PASSWD)
 
         for msg in inbox:
-            if not msg.was_comment and msg.new:
+            if not msg.was_comment:
                 try:
                     acc = RedditAccount.objects.get(username__iexact=msg.author)
-                    if not acc.validated and msg.body == acc.user.username:
+                    if not acc.validated and msg.subject == "Validation: %s" % acc.user.username:
+                        self._logger.info("Validated %s" % acc.user.username)
                         acc.validated = True
                         acc.save()
                 except RedditAccount.DoesNotExist:

templates/sso/profile.html

@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ setup.</p>
 <h2>Reddit Accounts</h2>
 <p>This is a list of all your current linked Reddit accounts</p>
 {% if redditaccounts %}
-<p>To verify your Reddit account, login on Reddit then click 
-<a href="http://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=DredditVerification&subject=Verification">this link</a> and put your Auth username in the message.</p>
+<p>To validate your Reddit account, login on Reddit then click the link next to the account, fill in some text in the message and click send.</p>
 <table>
 <thead>
 <tr><th>Username</th><th>Created Date</th><th>Validated</th></tr>
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ setup.</p>
 {% for acc in redditaccounts %}
 <tr><td>{{ acc.username }}</td>
     <td>{{ acc.date_created }}</td>
-    <td>{% if acc.validated %}Yes{% else %}No{% endif %}</td>
+    <td>{% if acc.validated %}Yes{% else %}No (<a href="http://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=DredditVerification&subject=Validation%3a%20{{user.username}}">Validate</a>){% endif %}</td>
 </tr>
 {% endfor %}
 </tbody>