>>>> Thomas Schmidt <tschmidt@suse.de> 08/16/10 3:53 AM >>>
>On 13.08.2010 16:26, DenverD wrote:
>>while looking at http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Services_help just
>> now i saw a new (to me) link saying to edit i need to verify my email
>> address...(a feat i thought was done years ago when i received my
>> novell/openSUSE ID/password login for the forum..) but i decided to
>> play the new game and am directed to:
>>
>> http://en.opensuse.org/Help:Email_validation
>>
>> which includes instruction to go to
>> https://secure-www.novell.com/selfreg/jsp/protected/validateEmail.jsp
>>
>> where i am assaulted ;-) with German text that will NOT translate to
>> understandable English at google..
>>
>> </sigh> i don't really enjoy these games..
>
>I think the Novell account pages switch to a language that is preferred by your browser.
>You could check for example on http://www.ericgiguere.com/tools/http-header-viewer.html
>if your browser prefers german (accept-language).

In addition, there is a cookie that gives localization information, but I have no idea why that would have been set to German for you.  You can test that by going to www.novell.com.  On the top right of the page, there is some text that indicates country and language.  Just select the button to the right ("Change"), and pick your favorite country and language.  That will set the cookie to a language you can understand ;)