[Nottingham] Plain text passwords?

[Rory Holland]

I appreciate that they've made clear there's no expectation of security,
and actually I do think that's OK. I'd either forgotten this, or just
didn't read it in the first place. It's my own fault for using a password I
use elsewhere. I'm aware that implementing a system whereby user passwords
are not retrievable even in principle, is difficult. I'm also acutely aware
of the hassle of going back and implementing such a system after the fact.

As for myself, I've been in Leeds for 2 years working with AWS and related
technologies as part of EE's Digital Infrastructure Development team. I
can't bring myself to unsubscribe from this list though.

Rory Holland <me at rory.sh>
Contact info & PGP key: http://rory.sh

On 2 November 2015 at 00:44, david at gbenet.com <david at gbenet.com> wrote:

> Rory Holland:
> > I just got my monthly membership reminder email from mailman, which I
> > usually ignore.
> >
> > What caught my eye today though is my password, sent to me in plain text
> at
> > the bottom of the email.
> >
> > What a shambles!
> >
> > Rory Holland <me at rory.sh>
> > Contact info & PGP key: http://rory.sh
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Nottingham mailing list
> > Nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/nottingham
> >
>
> Rory,
>
> You can always close your eyes when you get to the bottom of the page - if
> you not want to
> see your password. And make sure no one's reading over your shoulder :)
>
> David
>
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