Re: Possible solution to losing items to account hackers

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From: Neil Cerutti
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:16

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On 2011-03-28, John Gordon <gor...@panix.com> wrote:
> In <8vc2fb...@mid.individual.net> Neil Cerutti <ne...@norwich.edu> writes:
>> My user name is the same as my email address, is I meant. Is
>> that not necessary? Because if not, I got some fixin' to do.
>
> It has to be an email address, yes.  But I'm not sure how that
> makes your wow username any less secure.
>
> (Unless your wow password is the same as your email password,
> obviously.)

I just think it makes it easier for the hackers if they know
where the verification email is going.

-- 
Neil Cerutti

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From: Neil Cerutti <ne...@norwich.edu>
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Subject: Re: Possible solution to losing items to account hackers
Date: 29 Mar 2011 12:16:57 GMT
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