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    Posted: 19 June 2007 at 1:29pm
About a week ago, my friend played a joke on me. He went on the forum, went to the 'forgot my password' link and he typed in my user name. He knows my email. So when I tried logging in, I couldn't. I started to panic. So I went to the forgot my password link and I requested for my password. I checked my email inbox and it was empty. I realised I had blocked the cricketword email address...so I unblocked it and I got my password back. Is there a way where you can change this? So then I don't have to go through all that trouble again.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2007 at 1:50pm
I'm confused. What are you asking me to change? Your password?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 June 2007 at 11:58pm
just dont let your friends near your computer mate
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 June 2007 at 12:26am
Originally posted by -JP-

I'm confused. What are you asking me to change? Your password?
 
I think he means something like a security question when you ask for your password.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 June 2007 at 12:39am
Originally posted by strokemaker

just dont let your friends near your computer mate


But his friend know his email address they you could do it on any computer.

I think tyke has a good idea!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 June 2007 at 12:12pm
Security questions, good idea or not, can't be implemented by me.

In any case, if you let others access your own email and computer then you're asking for trouble.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 June 2007 at 12:20pm
I think I know what he means. If a friend knows your username on Cricket World Forum and your email address then that friend could use the forgot my password link. This means that a new password is issued to the email address and even though the friend doesn't know what the email password is, the password that crownmethod chose wouldn't work. Then he has to go check his inbox for the new password and it wastes a lot of time. This could be a problem espically for those with email address in your member profile.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 June 2007 at 10:42pm
Is that so hard to do - sign in to your inbox?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 June 2007 at 8:47am
No it's not SW , thanks for the hint.
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