full-disclosure - Re: [FD] Security flaw in Full Disclosure mailing list

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Message-ID: <533C5897.4030604@thelounge.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:36:07 +0200
From: Reindl Harald <h.reindl@...lounge.net>
To: fulldisclosure@...lists.org
Subject: Re: [FD] Security flaw in Full Disclosure mailing list


Am 02.04.2014 15:43, schrieb Nick Lindridge:
> Apologies if this has been pointed out before, hard to imagine that it hasn't really. When signing up for the list,
> I was surprised that it emailed back my password in plain text.
> 
> Can this security flaw be addressed?

not without re-write mailmain 8X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15)

9 out of 10 lists out there even mail the password
once per month by stupidity while the real scary is
that this is possible at all meaning stored in plaintext


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