[support] Password in clear text

Steve Kessler skessler at denverdataman.com
Sat Dec 1 17:52:13 UTC 2012


John, when saying moat sensible list maintainers sound rather insulating.
This like all things in Drupal is community built.  Consider offering
constructive criticism and offering a solution that you are willing to help
implement.
 On Dec 1, 2012 10:41 AM, "John Layt" <johnlayt at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 1 December 2012 16:57, Pat Ferrel <pat at occamsmachete.com> wrote:
> > I just got a reminder from the mailman-owner at drupal.org about my account
> > settings for this mail group.
> >
> > The email contained my password in clear text!!! This is completely
> > unacceptable.
> >
> > you should never save my password in clear text
> > you should never never send it anywhere!
> >
> >
> > This is something I'd expect from bad practices of the last century.
>
> This is default on the MailMan software.  Most sensible list
> maintainers turn the monthly reminder off, especially on a list like
> this with enough traffic that it would be hard to forget you're
> subscribed.
>
> John.
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