Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/30/07 03:53

twomt wrote:
> rf wrote:
>> "twomt" <no-reply@nemesiswar.net> wrote in message
>> news:fl5ea5$d1u$1@aioe.org...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> are there any tutorials/guides out there that explain how to handle
>>> this subject?
>>>
>>> I was thinking of having a member enter his username and email, after
>>> which I then email him a new password.
>>
>> To where would you email him the new password? What if I enter my
>> email address, do you email his new password to me?
>>
>> -- Richard.
>>
>
> The username and email have to match what is stored in the db,
> if these match the new password would be mailed to that userid.
>

What's the sense in making them input their email address? Just send it.

Otherwise you might have someone like me with 3 email addresses I use
regularly and a couple of others occasionally. I don't care which it
goes to - I check them all. But only I can get at any of them, anyway.
And I might not remember which one I used when I signed up.

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