I never received activation emails for my address at my domain or a Yahoo address. I used Offline Activation.
I created a step by step. Admins, please delete, call lawyers, send police etcetera if this is breaking EULA or an unwritten rule.
It is 13 steps:
This is the most complicated activation method actually, it was created for some very strict networks, who only want to whitelist a very short list of things.
By design, there's no manual activation, the activation code is included with the name of the installation package and is executed automatically. However, we still show the activation code on the download page after you pressed "Download". Also, we have "I don't have activation code" button, which will also be way easier, as