DevForce Community Forum : Forum registration http://www.ideablade.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; DevForce Community Forum : DevForce 2010 : Forum registration Wed, 13 May 2026 18:24:40 -700 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:57:47 -700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.69 360 www.ideablade.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3078 DevForce Community Forum http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_images/IdeaBlade_logo_tm.png http://www.ideablade.com/forum/ Forum registration : Thank you for your quick response.... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3078&PID=12011#12011 Author: spudcud
Subject: 3078
Posted: 04-Nov-2011 at 3:57am

Thank you for your quick response. I agree that registration is a good practice, including the email validation process. I have had my password sent to me from other forums and every time I scream about it so sorry if it came across strong but it is something that hits a hot spot with me.
I am surprised this is the first anybody has mentioned it. Shame on the other 1200 people who didn't say something about having their password sent via email.
 
Thanks Josh,
 
Steve
]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:57:47 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3078&PID=12011#12011 Forum registration : Ok, not an unreasonable request... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3078&PID=11997#11997 Author: JoshO
Subject: 3078
Posted: 03-Nov-2011 at 1:02pm

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!!

]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:02:44 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3078&PID=11997#11997 Forum registration : Forgive me as I did not know... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3078&PID=11992#11992 Author: spudcud
Subject: 3078
Posted: 03-Nov-2011 at 5:55am

Forgive me as I did not know a better place to put this.
 
When I registered for the forum it sent me an email that contained my password. Why was that done?
 
DO NOT SEND MY PASSWORD BACK TO ME IN PLAIN TEXT!!! Seriously, who thought that was a good idea? Stop it.
 
Steve
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