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megetron Members Profile Find Members Posts Groupie Joined: 20 September 2004 Status: Offline Points: 147	Post Options Post Reply Quote megetron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: email problems Posted: 03 April 2006 at 4:03pm
	There is a serious problem with emails. I configured email, and used the "Remind me password". There, you need to insert username and email, and the forum changed the password ans send ir to the email. this is creating a security problem since anyone can reset my password because my email is public. I hope this is a known issue.

WebWiz-Bruce Members Profile Find Members Posts Admin Group Web Wiz Developer Joined: 03 September 2001 Location: Bournemouth Status: Offline Points: 9844	Post Options Post Reply Quote WebWiz-Bruce Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 April 2006 at 5:19pm
	Then I suggest that you don't make your email address public (not just for this but because of spam) or use a different email address that is not public. The forum has a built in email client so you never need show your email within the forum.

wistex Members Profile Find Members Posts Mod Builder Group Joined: 30 August 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 877	Post Options Post Reply Quote wistex Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 April 2006 at 7:55pm
	Most forums only require entering the username or the e-mail, not both. So actually, WWF requires someone to know more information to reset the password than other forums.
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megetron Members Profile Find Members Posts Groupie Joined: 20 September 2004 Status: Offline Points: 147	Post Options Post Reply Quote megetron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 April 2006 at 11:37am
	Most forums send the current password to the user's email, and do not changing the password. If password will be just resend to user, than, there is no problem, and hackers will not be able do terror on the forums.

WebWiz-Bruce Members Profile Find Members Posts Admin Group Web Wiz Developer Joined: 03 September 2001 Location: Bournemouth Status: Offline Points: 9844	Post Options Post Reply Quote WebWiz-Bruce Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 April 2006 at 10:43am
	Most forums now use 1 way encryption of passwords, this means that passwords can not be recovered once set, so passwords can not be resent.

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