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03 July 2006

Is this a joke? I asked YouTube to email me my password, which I can't seem to get working. →[More:] Here's the email I got (twice):

Your YouTube password is ******. We hope this helps.

See you back on YouTube!

— The YouTube Team

I didn't put those asterisks there... that's what they sent me! WTF good is that supposed to do?

I'm going to email them now, but jeez.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 10:32 | 6 comments

Maybe they reset your password to "******" :-)

posted by clevershark 03 July | 10:57

Holy shit, dude... they did!! :D

I can't believe it, but I just got in using ****** as the password.

I've now reset it to my old password, and it's working (it also has six letters). How freaking bizarre.

posted by BoringPostcards 03 July | 11:02

That has to be the least secure password reset utility ever written... just think about it, in theory you reset anyone's password to asterisks. Yikes!

posted by clevershark 03 July | 11:04

I'm wondering if it was some kind of bizarro accident when I created the account- I just signed up last week, and this was the first time I'd tried to login.

posted by BoringPostcards 03 July | 11:15

This is funny.

posted by iconomy 03 July | 12:08

The education of B*o*r*i*n*g*P*o*s*t*c*a*r*d*s.

posted by stilicho 03 July | 12:40

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