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by donohoe 4708 days ago 

  An email will be sent today with the new password
Password in plain-text? I understand the convenience factor but doesn't sound very secure...
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mike-cardwell 4708 days ago
If someone can read your email, they don't need your password. They can just initiate a password reset.

  https://www.ovh.co.uk/cgi-bin/nic/nicPassword.cgi
But yes, in general, email isn't a very secure method of sending passwords.
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