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Re: want to reset password, but email is defunct
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Scott McPeak |
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Re: want to reset password, but email is defunct |
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Thu, 2 Jun 2022 14:47:05 -0700 |
Seems like a sensible precaution. I'm in no rush. Sending a notification
email to the old address seems like a good idea regardless of the reason
for the change to an account email.
On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 2:31 PM Tim Rice <trice@posteo.net> wrote:
> >What do other Savannah hackers think?
>
> Just playing devil's advocate, what if smcpeak@coverity.com is not really
> defunct, and the gmail address is a sock puppet?
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> I don't claim it is. But I do claim that people can behave in cruel and
> unusual ways.
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> So, I'm not saying "don't reinstate it." However, as a precaution, perhaps
> an email should be sent to smcpeak@coverity.com first. Advise of a
> request for account recovery, and wait a couple of days to see what
> happens. Hopefully the email bounces, and hopefully there is no indignant
> response saying they never asked for an account reset ;)
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> Trust, but verify.
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> ~ Tim
>