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+<#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
+
+<#-- Confirmation that an account has been created. -->
+
+<#assign subject = "Your ${siteName} account has been created." />
+
+<#assign html>
+<html>
+    <head>
+        <title>${subject}</title>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <p>
+            ${userAccount.firstName} ${userAccount.lastName}
+        </p>
+        
+        <p>
+            <strong>Congratulations!</strong>
+        </p>
+        
+        <p>
+            We have created your new VIVO account associated with ${userAccount.emailAddress}.
+        </p>
+        
+        <p>
+            If you did not request this new account you can safely ignore this email. 
+            This request will expire if not acted upon for 30 days.
+        </p>
+        
+        <p>
+            Click the link below to create your password for your new account using our secure server.
+        </p>
+        
+        <p>
+            <a href="${passwordLink}" title="password">${passwordLink}</a>
+        </p>
+        
+        <p>
+            If the link above doesn't work, you can copy and paste the link directly into your browser's address bar.
+        </p>
+        
+        <p>
+            Thanks!
+        </p>
+    </body>
+</html>
+</#assign>
+
+<#assign text>
+${userAccount.firstName} ${userAccount.lastName}
+
+Congratulations!
+
+We have created your new VIVO account associated with 
+${userAccount.emailAddress}.
+
+If you did not request this new account you can safely ignore this email. 
+This request will expire if not acted upon for 30 days.
+        
+Paste the link below into your browser's address bar to create your password 
+for your new account using our secure server.
+        
+${passwordLink}
+        
+Thanks!
+</#assign>
+
+<@email subject=subject html=html text=text />
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