Re: want to reset password, but email is defunct
Seems like a sensible precaution. I'm in no rush. Sending a notification email to the old address seems like a good idea regardless of the reason for the change to an account email. On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 2:31 PM Tim Rice wrote: > >What do other Savannah hackers think? > > Just playing devil's advocate, what if smcp...@coverity.com is not really > defunct, and the gmail address is a sock puppet? > > I don't claim it is. But I do claim that people can behave in cruel and > unusual ways. > > So, I'm not saying "don't reinstate it." However, as a precaution, perhaps > an email should be sent to smcp...@coverity.com first. Advise of a > request for account recovery, and wait a couple of days to see what > happens. Hopefully the email bounces, and hopefully there is no indignant > response saying they never asked for an account reset ;) > > Trust, but verify. > > ~ Tim >
Re: want to reset password, but email is defunct
What do other Savannah hackers think? Just playing devil's advocate, what if smcp...@coverity.com is not really defunct, and the gmail address is a sock puppet? I don't claim it is. But I do claim that people can behave in cruel and unusual ways. So, I'm not saying "don't reinstate it." However, as a precaution, perhaps an email should be sent to smcp...@coverity.com first. Advise of a request for account recovery, and wait a couple of days to see what happens. Hopefully the email bounces, and hopefully there is no indignant response saying they never asked for an account reset ;) Trust, but verify. ~ Tim
Re: want to reset password, but email is defunct
What do other Savannah hackers think? Since you asked, MHO is, reinstate. -k
Re: want to reset password, but email is defunct
This can happen. I mean I have lost an email, too. Or some I have abandoned. On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 11:47 AM Ineiev wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 01, 2022 at 11:39:52PM -0700, Scott McPeak wrote: > > > > If possible, I'd like to regain access to the account "smcpeak". My > > password manager says I last accessed it on 2012-06-06. I still have what > > should be the password, but it does not work at > > https://savannah.nongnu.org/account/login.php . I'm pretty sure the email > > for that account is "smcp...@coverity.com", but I no longer have access to > > that, so cannot reset normally. > > > > Is there a procedure for recovering access in this situation? > > The email for that account is correct; you registered neither > SSH keys nor GPG keys, so I have no idea how your identity could be > confirmed; on the other hand, the account isn't member of any group, > and its history amounts to a dozen comments in trackers (the latest > was in 2009), so we could grant you access without any strong proof. > > What do other Savannah hackers think?
Re: want to reset password, but email is defunct
On Wed, Jun 01, 2022 at 11:39:52PM -0700, Scott McPeak wrote: > > If possible, I'd like to regain access to the account "smcpeak". My > password manager says I last accessed it on 2012-06-06. I still have what > should be the password, but it does not work at > https://savannah.nongnu.org/account/login.php . I'm pretty sure the email > for that account is "smcp...@coverity.com", but I no longer have access to > that, so cannot reset normally. > > Is there a procedure for recovering access in this situation? The email for that account is correct; you registered neither SSH keys nor GPG keys, so I have no idea how your identity could be confirmed; on the other hand, the account isn't member of any group, and its history amounts to a dozen comments in trackers (the latest was in 2009), so we could grant you access without any strong proof. What do other Savannah hackers think? signature.asc Description: PGP signature
want to reset password, but email is defunct
Hi, If possible, I'd like to regain access to the account "smcpeak". My password manager says I last accessed it on 2012-06-06. I still have what should be the password, but it does not work at https://savannah.nongnu.org/account/login.php . I'm pretty sure the email for that account is "smcp...@coverity.com", but I no longer have access to that, so cannot reset normally. Is there a procedure for recovering access in this situation? If not, it's not a big deal, as I can just make a new account, but continuity of identity is preferable. -Scott
