22-05-2011, 23:06
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cf.member
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E-mail password.
I am trying to register with a particular website and one of the requirements is my e-mail address and e-mail password. My problem is this -- I have no idea what my e-mail password is and I don't know where to look.
I have run searches and generally the best advice so far is to look at the letter which I received with my e-mail info as it also contains the password.
I have had this e-mail address since Methusela was a boy and cannot remember the password and, after having an office fire 5 years ago, no paperwork either. Can anyone tell me where to look and also advise me if parting with this info is a good idea??
Unclebill
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22-05-2011, 23:09
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cf.member
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: E-mail password.
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Originally Posted by Unclebill
I am trying to register with a particular website and one of the requirements is my e-mail address and e-mail password. My problem is this -- I have no idea what my e-mail password is and I don't know where to look.
I have run searches and generally the best advice so far is to look at the letter which I received with my e-mail info as it also contains the password.
I have had this e-mail address since Methusela was a boy and cannot remember the password and, after having an office fire 5 years ago, no paperwork either. Can anyone tell me where to look and also advise me if parting with this info is a good idea??
Unclebill
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set up a free yahoo.co.uk account and use that!!!
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22-05-2011, 23:13
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CF Resident Dog
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Re: E-mail password.
What site are you trying to register on? Never give out your password, so be very careful what you do.
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22-05-2011, 23:19
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cf.member
Join Date: May 2011
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Re: E-mail password.
I was thinking of registering with Linkedin (I think thats the correct spelling!) but did think it odd that they should require this information.
Mind you I would still like to find out what my current password is so that I can store it somewhere safe!!!
Unclebill
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22-05-2011, 23:24
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CF Resident Dog
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Re: E-mail password.
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Originally Posted by Unclebill
I was thinking of registering with Linkedin (I think thats the correct spelling!) but did think it odd that they should require this information.
Mind you I would still like to find out what my current password is so that I can store it somewhere safe!!!
Unclebill
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Yes never give out your email password to anyone.
Linkedin probably just asks for your email address when you register and it probably requires you to create a password like any other site and this is NOT your email password.
Ring Virgin on 150 if dialing from a Virgin phone to find out your email and password, but in the mean time just create a free gmail email.
edit
Just checked the site, it is not asking for your email password, so just make 1 up and make a note of it.
Last edited by SnoopZ; 22-05-2011 at 23:48.
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23-05-2011, 01:12
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Re: E-mail password.
It's asking for your email password to search through your address book for any of your contacts already using the service ...entirely optional
Edit: It has this option on your profile page after you've already registered
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Last edited by v0id; 23-05-2011 at 01:15.
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23-05-2011, 05:55
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Re: E-mail password.
If it is a Virginmedia email address then we can reset your password as we have record of it on our systems.
But I would never give my home email address password to any website as you never know how secure the site maybe just setup a Gmail account or similar and give them that one if you really want to join the site.
Personally I would look elsewhere rather than join a site that wants to much personal information.
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23-05-2011, 07:25
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Re: E-mail password.
Its not a requirement, its just so they can search for contacts, if you have no contacts saved in webmail then its pointless.
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23-05-2011, 08:34
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Cable Forum Team
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Re: E-mail password.
If it's linkedin, it's not asking for your email password, it's asking for a password for the site - your email address is your login ID to the site.
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23-05-2011, 08:45
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Shinigami & Wing
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Re: E-mail password.
If you're using Thunderbird as your client look under tools/options/edit passwords: under the "passwords save" tab "show passwords" will show all the ones that the manager has saved.
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23-05-2011, 10:31
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Re: E-mail password.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
If it's linkedin, it's not asking for your email password, it's asking for a password for the site - your email address is your login ID to the site.
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No, as I said, it asks you for your email address and password to check your address book.
Much like Facebook and a number of other online apps..
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23-05-2011, 10:46
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Cable Forum Team
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Re: E-mail password.
Ah.....
Now I remember seeing that - didn't bother with it.
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