I am new to Drupal and have many questions. I would like to post them to the forum on drupal.org, but I'm having trouble creating an account there.
When I submit my new account request, I get the following message in my browser (Firefox 1.5):
Warning: Duplicate entry '' for key 3 query: user_save INSERT INTO users (name, mail, pass, init, status, created, uid) VALUES ('xxxxx', 'xxx@example.com', 'f33d046a04aca850ff5fb526fa81a1ba', 'xxx@example.com', 1, 1159219089, 82644) in /var/www/drupal.org/htdocs/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 120
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/drupal.org/htdocs/includes/database.mysql.inc:120) in /var/www/drupal.org/htdocs/includes/common.inc on line 266
(I redacted my username and email above.)
Something seems to have gone right, because I get an email saying "Your application for an account is currently pending approval. Once it has been granted, you may log in to http://drupal.org/user using the following username and password..." I take this to mean that I've got a temporary password, but I can't use it until I am approved. I find this confusing, because why bother issuing me a password if I can't use it? Why not just send it with the approval message?
Also, how long does it take to get approved? I could not find this information anywhere on drupal.org.
Also, how purposes of the drupal.org forum and the mailing list differ?
Thanks, Super G