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| (...) How is sending a URL better than sending a password? I assume that once you get a new password in the mail, the first thing you do is change it anyway, right? So what's the difference? Dan PS. I agree that sending passwords in plaintext is (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| (...) Note that when I wrote that, I didn't know you *could* change the password on LUGNET. I had previously searched for a "change password" link without success. But the URL is only good for a limited time; if you want to have it send a password (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| (...) of course, I agree with you. That's why (well, because Todd agrees with this concept as well), when you get a password reset, you don't get your old password sent to you, but a new randomly generated one, even the admins don't know what it is. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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