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Re:Removing email registration improved retention by GoblinSlayer on Thursday September 10, 2020 @12:58PM (#24434179)
Give a password reset code and ask the user to write it down on paper.
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Re:Removing email registration improved retention by megous on Thursday September 10, 2020 @02:13PM (#24434997)
People likely to lose a password, would likely lose this paper code too. People using password manager would not lose the password in the first place.
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Re:Removing email registration improved retention by GoblinSlayer on Friday September 11, 2020 @05:37AM (#24440787)
Nothing is perfect, email isn't that reliable channel either, e.g. Google locks accounts regularly at random.
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