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16th February 2009 - Link Blog

"Recover my account" link on the login page. For the record, collecting and verifying e-mail addresses is a VERY good idea, even (especially?) if you accept OpenID. A verified e-mail address is still absolutely the best way to deal with lost passwords or “my OpenID isn’t working”.

Posted 16th February 2009 at 10:22 pm

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