On 13 Jun 2015 6:52 pm, "G. Schlisio" <g.schli...@dukun.de> wrote: > > > Hi there ! > > Just new here. > > And I've been informed that "Normally, Mailman will remind you of your > > archlinux.org mailing list passwords once every month". > > Does it mean the passwords are saved somewhere ?! > > That means that my password is sent periodically. That's not the only > > account for which I use this password. > > That is a HUGE security breach. Please, change that system. > > > > And by the way, hello there, fellow arch users and devs ;) > > hi and welcome aboard arch! > > concerning your issue: > you probably have heard the advice to use different passwords everywhere? > also: the mailinglist password is not that important. it merely controls > your subscription, so no sensible data is secured with it, it just > prevents random people from fiddling with your subscription. > that brings me to my next point: arch uses a software called mailman > here, a mailinglist managing tool used widely on the interwebs, reviewed > many times. > you can also opt-out of receiving this reminder in your subscription > options (protected by this password). > > i hope you see that this is not an security issue, but perhaps you want > to change you maiman-password. >
I have to second this. Use a password manager and generate different passwords for everything and you don't have to sweat it if a password gets leaked (especially something non essential like this).