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Requesting for your password

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Topic: Requesting for your password

Posted By: crownmethod
Subject: Requesting for your password
Date 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.

Replies:

Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 19 June 2007 at 1:50pm

I'm confused. What are you asking me to change? Your password?

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Posted By: strokemaker
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 11:58pm

just dont let your friends near your computer mate

Posted By: The Tyke
Date 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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Minn hugur er minn sver� (My mind is my sword)

Posted By: MP12
Date 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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Posted By: -JP-
Date 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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Posted By: MP12
Date 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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Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 26 June 2007 at 10:42pm

Is that so hard to do - sign in to your inbox?

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In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.

Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 27 June 2007 at 8:47am

No it's not SW , thanks for the hint.

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Mental disintegration works for me !!