Hi developers, I've taken a longer look at deleting the account at BOINC projects. The option is there in the code, but it's at present disabled, as it isn't fool proof. Now, I'm not saying I can make it fool proof, but...
What if when I wanted to delete my account, I press the key to do so, I get the warning pop-up asking me if I really want to do so, I click Yes. That at that time, all that really happens is that the account's authentication key gets removed from the database, that the authentication key is emailed to me --the deleting user-- and to the project administrator (special email address?) but that the account is still in the database just not accessible by me? The email to the project administrator will hold the date and time of removal, the authentication key, my email address, my IP address (?) and my (nick)name. Then if I think the next day or week that I want to have my account back, that I can email the administrator, give him the details on the account and the authenticator key, and that all he has to do is add it back in the database, and presto everything works again? Of course, by also (silently) sending this to the project administrator, we make sure that if someone malicious managed to get his hands on my account, and deleted it, that the project administrator is able to put it back without much trouble. -- Jord van der Elst. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list boinc_dev@ssl.berkeley.edu http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
