Re: [Mailman-Developers] no passord on subscription page ... and others
On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:17:12 +0100 (MET) Fil <fil@bok.net> wrote:
it seems to me that to request a password from the subscribing page is confusing, overkill, and useless... when you can generate the password on the fly for the user.
Many users like to control their passwords and so wish to select them themselves (usually so that they can use the same password in many places, but that's another matter). Using this patch forces such users to subscribe, confirm their subscription and _then_ go log in with their assigned password to change it to their preference.
I don't see the point in being that righteous about what other people use for their passwords.
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On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 claw@kanga.nu wrote:
On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:17:12 +0100 (MET) Fil <fil@bok.net> wrote:
it seems to me that to request a password from the subscribing page is confusing, overkill, and useless... when you can generate the password on the fly for the user.
Many users like to control their passwords and so wish to select them themselves (usually so that they can use the same password in many places, but that's another matter). Using this patch forces such users to subscribe, confirm their subscription and _then_ go log in with their assigned password to change it to their preference.
I don't see the point in being that righteous about what other people use for their passwords.
No. I don'(t care what people use for their password; I just mean that the password in this case is not that important, and to put it up front like it is now can lead to : a) people giving their POP password b) people being deterred from subscribing by the apparent complexity and the burden of having to remember a new password
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