[wp-hackers] Plain text Password?!

[elflop at googlemail.com]

On , Tiago Relvao <trelvao at workmedia.pt> wrote:
> Stating that some mailling lists using mailman work this way isn't much  
> of an argument to suport this beaviour. The question is: should it work  
> this way? Would you as a developer suport the use of plain text passwords  
> in any of your projects?


yes, how else would you send out a forgotten password? even if the password  
is changed and sent out - it still has to be sent in clear text via email.

Rich