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  Problem with Password page?
 
Hi! I am a brand new member, so please excuse the confusion if I am asking a FAQ. I am trying to add a password, but cannot get it to work. Anytime I try to add--or even replace--from the password page, it just simply sits there forever. Doesn't (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Problem with Password page?
 
(...) Well, I'll be darned...it's doing it to me too. Thanks for reporting this... I'll get to the bottom of it and let you know when it's fixed. --Todd (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Problem with Password page?
 
(...) Brady, I've fixed the problem -- although unfortunately I don't understand exactly what was causing the hang-up. It had to do with file locking rather than CPU consumption. I changed the version of Perl (5.00503 instead of 5.6.1) that's being (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Problem with Password page?
 
(...) Is there also a way there can be a "forgot password" option? 'Cause, well, I forgot my password... Dave K (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Problem with Password page?
 
(...) I think I have an idea how we can automate this: you fill out a forgotten-password form, and the server sends a confirmation e-mail to you containing a special URL which would be valid for a day or so, after which it would expire. You click on (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Problem with Password page?
 
(...) Sounds good. Thanks for the efforts, Todd. I don't like writing down passwords but when you don't have to remember them for, like, a few years, you tend to forget them. Willing to test your implementation once you get it done (no rush--e-mail (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Problem with Password page?
 
(...) Success!!! Thanks Todd! Brady (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Problem with Password page?
 
any advance on this, I've forgotten mine too, luckily I've set it to leave me logged in, but I'll be stumped if this PC gives up the ghost. (21 years ago, 17-May-03, to lugnet.admin.general)

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