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Reyner
06-12-2004, 11:39 PM
Hello,

I would like to recommend 'Forgot Password' feature in the login prompt so the username/password can be sent to the registered owner.

Just a thought to already great software! :)

Best regards,

Reyner

ProWebUK
06-13-2004, 07:34 AM
It's been discussed previously (try a search to find them :))... it would be impossible to email the password since passwords are one-way encrypted.

An option would be to send an email with a link to confirm it, then email a new password once the link has been clicked... similar to how these forums manage forgotten passwords.

Chris

thoroughfare
06-13-2004, 01:17 PM
You could implement it yourself if you really wanted, but you'd have to create PHP scripts or similar to log any password changes and update a database full of user passwords - something I wouldn't want to do personally. Even by encrypting the database, it's still a bad idea.

Matt