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Emailing security

Discussion in 'Site Support' started by mattcale7, Jan 16, 2011.

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  1. mattcale7

    mattcale7 Guest

    I'm adding you guys to my list of web admins that don't understand that email is not secure. It's unfortunately a very long list. Just FYI - it is NOT a good idea to send passwords via email. Sure I can change it to something else, but you shouldn't have emailed it to me in the first place - and users who also don't understand that email is not in any way secure won't realize that they SHOULD change it. Good thing I didn't give you guys any credit card info or other sensitive data.
     
  2. TirithRR

    TirithRR Well-Known Member

    Just curious how else you would prefer a password for an account be sent to you? Snail Mail maybe? Then anyone with hands (and eyes) could read it! But really, the security of your email account is up to you. It is common practice for forum account passwords to be sent via email during registration and during password recovery. You should make sure to register with email accounts that you don't share if you don't wish others to have access to your forum accounts. Your "list" must be getting pretty long these days.

    Romulation doesn't store or even ask for any sensitive data about you, so there's no reason to worry about stuff like credit card numbers being exposed.
     
  3. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    Maybe sending passwords "telepathically" to members would be more secure.

    Loony-take note
     
  4. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    funnily enough, we do understand that email isn't secure. We didn't make SMF, or did that not occur to you? Also if you'd paid any attention at all you'd know paypal handles credit card transactions for us.
     
  5. doughboy

    doughboy Guest

    paranoid are we...i have bought credits/points from romulation before...
    yes, it's not safe, but my credit card is still alive (every penny is there)...
    maybe your'e a dick and your past is out to get you :3
    don't think hell/shell be answering back anytime soon...
    [​IMG]
     
  6. Stanley Richards

    Stanley Richards Well-Known Member

    What, did you register with aol mail or something?
     
  7. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    Win Loony :D
     
  8. Reider

    Reider Modereider

    Seeing as OP changed said email address and as such, isn't currently active anymore, I'm just going to lock this for the time.
     
  9. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Just for the record, PayPal is perfectly safe.
     
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