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Re: change password & lost password
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
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Date:
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Fri, 12 Apr 2002 19:00:52 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, William R. Ward writes:
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> Almost every website that uses passwords has an ability to change the
> password, and a "Forgot my password" link on the login screen. LUGNET
> doesn't (that I can find, anyway). I think this is a serious
> shortcoming, since the only way to get a password reset involves
> having it be sent by the admins in plaintext e-mail, which is very
> poor security.
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> The change password option should be visible on the user's 'edit my
> profile' page, and should require re-entering the old password.
There is a change password page. It's a bit hard to find, though. This is
the page to change your password:
http://www.lugnet.com/people/members/pw/
I agree that a link to it from the 'edit my profile' page would be handy.
Hope that helps.
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| Almost every website that uses passwords has an ability to change the password, and a "Forgot my password" link on the login screen. LUGNET doesn't (that I can find, anyway). I think this is a serious shortcoming, since the only way to get a (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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