If anyone comes across this with a similar issue - because I had a special requirement I needed to use DataSprings - Dynamic Registration.

To accomplish my task - I created a custom module that would notify the administrator when a registered user visited the page.  This module was only visible to registered users and not available in the menu.  This page also contained a text/html module visible to Un-Authorized users that said to the effects of ("please login to complete your email confirmation")

With that TabID in had - I had to create a "Completion" event that sent an email to the user with the same generic (click link to verify your email) in it - and altered the configuration link to include my TabId for the page above.

Plain and (fairly) simple - it works! 

I don't think you need to use DataSprings module - you'd just need to edit your sent email via the Language editor to include your tabid.  (I think that section is portal specific so it should work)

Kinda thrown out there - but I just wanted to offer a potential work around :)