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Comment by chockablock

Hmm... But why should the 'password' URL be so similar to the mail address. Doesn't this mean that if I know your mail address, I can fairly easily guess the secret URL to let me see that inbox?

(Granted that in the most common use case, if I know the email address, I probably know what's in the inbox, since I am likely the person who sent the message. But still, why not make these 2 different random strings?)

A couple more examples: 1QjYwHNM vs 1QjYwHOc 1Qk07A9x vs 1Qk07A9X

parent chockablock 14 years ago

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