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Testing. 1, 2, 3... / Re:Updated profiles - EMAIL ADDRESSES
« on: February 26, 2003, 12:13:03 AM »
A word of warning about passwords:
While I was just looking through some of the system scripts, I noticed that this version of YaBB encrypts passwords. This is definitely a good thing all around. But it also means that once we've completely changed over to this new SE system, we'll no longer be able to look up people's passwords for them. The only way to retrieve a missing password will be for a member to use the Forgot Password?" feature to have it sent to the e-mail address with which they registered. So, it might be a good idea to keep that e-mail address active (in the case of AOLers who had to create a different address) and to write down your username and password (and e-mail address, in the case of those AOLers) and to make sure you put it in a safe place that you're not going to forget about (which is what I usually do - LOL).
The easiest thing to do might be to just use the "Forgot Password?" feature to send your info to your e-mail address and then be sure to save and not delete that e-mail. That way you can just lookup the e-mail if you'll ever need the info in the future.
While I was just looking through some of the system scripts, I noticed that this version of YaBB encrypts passwords. This is definitely a good thing all around. But it also means that once we've completely changed over to this new SE system, we'll no longer be able to look up people's passwords for them. The only way to retrieve a missing password will be for a member to use the Forgot Password?" feature to have it sent to the e-mail address with which they registered. So, it might be a good idea to keep that e-mail address active (in the case of AOLers who had to create a different address) and to write down your username and password (and e-mail address, in the case of those AOLers) and to make sure you put it in a safe place that you're not going to forget about (which is what I usually do - LOL).
The easiest thing to do might be to just use the "Forgot Password?" feature to send your info to your e-mail address and then be sure to save and not delete that e-mail. That way you can just lookup the e-mail if you'll ever need the info in the future.