OK, but this is a new option which doesn't exist now, and if it could be turned off, it wouldn't affect the security more than making it just same as it's now. The reason why it should be in preferences is that some users might want it and some would rather not have it. (In fact as default this should be disabled, it's advanced feature for users with risky accounts, like sysops). I am talking about email warning when someone is trying to hack in your account. The auto sysop removal and such should no way be in user preferences.
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Thomas Morton <morton.tho...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On 4 April 2012 15:40, Petr Bena <benap...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Also keep in mind we are talking about accounts which are interesting >> for hackers, stewards and such. I hope that people who are >> volunteering as stewards aren't just "stupid" and would eventually >> read manual / ask someone who knows how does it work, before changing >> options in insecure way. (Anyway if it was opt-in it would be either >> more secure or same insecure as it's now) >> >> > Traditionally; the more technically literate a user is, the worse his/her > security regime tends to be. > > For example; my security regime - a programmer & security consultant - is > fairly bad. > > Tom > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
