[Gate-users] Stop sending plain text passwords!

Ben Pietras ben.pietras at manchester.ac.uk
Tue Sep 3 10:48:41 CEST 2019


Hi,

Please stop sending passwords monthly in plain text! If the user forgets their password, set up an reset link system. Very bad practice!

Best regards,
Ben

https://blog.sanebox.com/2017/08/23/sending-passwords-via-email-why-its-a-bad-idea-and-what-to-do-instead/

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   Ben Pietras <ben.pietras at manchester.ac.uk>
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   Manchester, M13 9PL.
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Subject: lists.opengatecollaboration.org mailing list memberships reminder

This is a reminder, sent out once a month, about your
lists.opengatecollaboration.org mailing list memberships.  It includes
your subscription info and how to use it to change it or unsubscribe
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You can visit the URLs to change your membership status or
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In addition to the URL interfaces, you can also use email to make such
changes.  For more info, send a message to the '-request' address of
the list (for example,
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word 'help' in the message body, and an email message will be sent to
you with instructions.

If you have questions, problems, comments, etc, send them to
mailman-owner at lists.opengatecollaboration.org.  Thanks!

Passwords for ben.pietras at manchester.ac.uk:

List                                     Password // URL
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gate-users at lists.opengatecollaboration.org
          REDACTED!!!
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