Forum registration

Ok, not an unreasonable request but interesting in that this is the first in over 1200 user registrations. I am a member of several forums, newsletters, and other community sites that require registration and some send confirmation of passwords and some don't. Since I purchased and installed this forum software, it is my "fault" for not digging into the code and changing the registration functions. The only reason we require registration is to slow down spamming and the targeting or hacking of a community forum account seems pointless. On the other hand, if your email account was compromised and the password you chose for this forum was the same one you use for online banking or other important accounts, then having that password in an email is a major concern. Therefore, I have altered the registration code to send this instead:

Hi NewUserID,

Thank you for taking the time to register to use the forum DevForce Community Forum.

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Username: - NewUserID
Should you forget your password, you can request to have a temporary one sent to your email address using the link below:
http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forgotten_password.asp
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To activate your membership for DevForce Community Forum click on the link below:
http://www.ideablade.com/forum/blah blah blah....

My apologies for not taking a more security-minded approach when I tested this forum software. What was I thinking? Oh yeah, I wasn't!!