Re: How long to get a password reset ???

On 5/28/21 10:02 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 5:42 AM Dean Gibson (DB Administrator)
> <postgresql(at)ultimeth(dot)com> wrote:
>> It's pretty simple:
>>
>> Not having used this mailing list for a while, I went to https://lists.postgresql.org/ to make sure my settings were as I wanted them.
>> I attempted to log in with the above eMail address, which is obviously part of this list, since I receive messages to that address from this list.
>> All known passwords failed.
>> I clicked on the link to the "password reset" form, entered my above eMail address, & pressed "Reset Password." The response was a web page that said I'd soon get an eMail for resetting my password.
>> The rest is history. Meaning zero history (response). And yes, I did it twice to make sure I didn't type the eMail address incorrectly (I cut & pasted the 2nd time). I can try again if it will help (barring the usual definition of insanity).
>>
>>
>> That was six hours ago. Since it looks like I (now) have satisfactory access to the list (I was moderated for a few hours), I will post (in a separate thread) my PostgreSQL issue, & wait for the next full moon (26 days) for my password reset.
> You do not appear to have an account under your ultimeth.com address,
> or under the mailpen.com address you used in your first email.
>
> However, if you have not used the website for a long time, it is
> possible your subscription was migrated over from the old
> installation, in which case it can exist without an email address.

This must be why I wasn't able to reset my password.

> In
> this case, you can just go ahead and create a new account with your
> email address, and it will automatically get connected to your
> existing subscriptions, and you will be set.

This important info should be mentioned at https://www.postgresql.org/list/
to eliminate a lot of angst and confusion.

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