[NeutronBoy]

Both of these things can be true with temporary plaintext passwords.

[tripzilch]

> Both of these things can be true with temporary plaintext passwords.

In that sense, a password reset link is equivalent to a temporary plaintext password.

Except it's got better usability, being a link that you can click on.

[ajanuary]

Temporary plaintext passwords are rare; I don't think I've ever seen one. If you've got as far as temporary plaintext passwords, I'd argue it's a better UX to provide a simple link instead of forcing them to copy and paste something.