The verification code is needed for the URL in order to verify the user. When the user registers a new user record is stored in the db in the ps3_users table. It is the verification code that is stored in here that is sent in the email message.
Can you check your ps3 database in the ps3_users table to see if there is a verification code for your user. If there is then there may be a problem with your email client and removing the verification code from the link. If this is the problem you should be able to register with a new user and a new email address that uses a different client, like gmail or hotmail.
The final questions that you have in regards to working online versus local and about the user experience with the CMS I'm not sure that I understand what is being asked. Please post back with some more detail about these issues so that I can help you out with them.
