Stupot wrote:ReemZ, please look at the date. This post is from Oct 31, 2013. Two full months ago.
ReemZ wrote:Stupot wrote:ReemZ, please look at the date. This post is from Oct 31, 2013. Two full months ago.
I know. Exactly why I was surprised to see it happen again.
Setting up user registration settings in phpBB 3.0 wrote:Force Password Change: This setting forces users to change their passwords after the set number of days. Setting this to 0 disables this feature.
Fitzcarraldo wrote:ReemZ wrote:Stupot wrote:ReemZ, please look at the date. This post is from Oct 31, 2013. Two full months ago.
I know. Exactly why I was surprised to see it happen again.
It's probably a new measure by lxnay to try and reduce spamming by bots.Setting up user registration settings in phpBB 3.0 wrote:Force Password Change: This setting forces users to change their passwords after the set number of days. Setting this to 0 disables this feature.
It's not uncommon for log-in software to force users to change their password at a defined interval. One of the WebMail accounts I use forces me to change my password every 6 weeks, for example.
These types of security measures are intended to make things more difficult for the unscrupulous.
Stupot wrote:Interesting. I changed my password back then but haven't had to within the past few weeks.
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