On 1 Jul 2014 at 14:18, Gareth Ellis Gareth Ellis <gar...@gsellis.com> wrote:
> It's a "feature" of mailman, and as far as I'm aware it's a random > password that only lets you unsubscribe. > > The mailing list content is public anyway : > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/get_iplayer/ > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Chris J Brady <chrisjbr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > In a master stroke of security - or rather in an appalling LACK of security > > - the mailing list owners / moderators > have just sent me an email confirming my membership - which included MY > PASSWORD IN PLAIN TEXT. > > > > For such a mailing list of potentially legally sensitive subject matter - > > i.e. how to hack the BBC's servers - this > is an unacceptable breach of security. > > Chris, As Gareth says, it's a random password generated by the list. Time to park your outrage bus back in the garage. Peter _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
