It is also why no website should send passwords. Especially not in the same email as the

user name, all in plain text.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on June 19th 2014 at 16:01:31

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Just seen the outing - round of applause to Ben from me (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 19, 15:42:49
- His twitter is interesting... (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jun 19, 15:49:37
  - "wettest JAN since 1910 not in my room it wasnt" (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 19, 15:58:52
- Not sure divulging password was particularly fair though. (n/m) (General Chat) - 51eve, Jun 19, 15:45:48
  - Suppose the argument is, it was only a password for usernames on this site (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jun 19, 15:48:11
    - Also his twitter password (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jun 19, 15:50:09
      - That's why you should always use a unique password for every website (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 19, 16:00:29
        
        It is also why no website should send passwords. Especially not in the same email as the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 19, 16:01:31
        
        Very true. (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 19, 16:05:27
        
        Basically if WOTB email account gets hacked, a whole bunch of users who use the same (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 19, 16:03:09
        
        So with that info and the fact that you can't change your WOTB password, (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 19, 16:08:28
      - Well, Ben wasn't to know that... (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jun 19, 15:56:30
      - Has this been utilised? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 19, 15:56:13
        
        Hope not, or he'll be able to post what he likes and then say he was hacked (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 19, 15:58:05
        
        It appears to have been. Which is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 19, 15:58:02
        
        Wrath can *never* be trusted with a password, email or phone number (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 19, 16:07:49
        
        it was a bit funny when Tombs accidentally posted his on here (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 19, 16:47:59
        
        Tombs (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 19, 17:52:11
        
        I remember Brom doing that (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jun 19, 16:59:05
        
        Not even AVV. GIOVANNI DI STEFANO (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 19, 16:09:40
        
        AH damn. Another drawback of my redundancy last year, i no longer have his emails! (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Jun 19, 16:56:07
        
        Pwopa norty? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 19, 15:58:47

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