Password in sign-up confirmation email
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Password in sign-up confirmation email
by dlazerka » 2010-03-22 18:46
It is a bad practice to put users' passwords in plain-text in emails. Currently, this forum does it.
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Re: Password in sign-up confirmation email
by julian67 » 2010-03-22 18:53
Best thing to do is avoid the place.
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Re: Password in sign-up confirmation email
by Raffles10 » 2010-03-22 22:04
Lock yourself in a concrete bunker about 30 feet underground.........you should be safe. 
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Re: Password in sign-up confirmation email
by debil » 2010-03-22 22:16
And it is good practice to change the "password123" after registration to something more cryptic, like "assworld321".
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