[Summit] bounce back email
John Bazik
jsb at cs.brown.edu
Mon Oct 3 13:53:57 UTC 2011
On Sat, Oct 01, 2011 at 07:32:33PM -0400, Heidi Gervais wrote:
> The monthly summit announcement came to me with my password embedded. I
> don't think I've seen this before and I am very concerned. Our passwords
> should never be fully revealed in any emails.
The list server software sends a reminder email to every subscriber
every month that contains your password. I agree, it's not terribly
secure, but that's how it works. It's an open list, so there's not a
lot to gain from your password.
John
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