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When MS bought Skype and finally merged the IDs with Hotmail and Windows, I was devestated. I had never once changed my password on Hotmail since probably 1996
by jimmySixDOF 6y ago
When MS bought Skype and finally merged the IDs with Hotmail and Windows, I was devestated. I had never once changed my password on Hotmail since probably 1996 and it was just a four letter word. So, one day, say 2014, I login to Skype after forever and reset the password but now it also resets the same Hotmail account I used for that Skype ID. I had that password for almost 20 years and bet it was uncrackable since they had stopped allowing less than 4+ digits ages ago. They even scrambled my hotmail's Outgoing user name in the process but whatever - it was just for spam accounts anyhow although I was hopping mad at the time.
- nightcracker 6y ago> I had that password for almost 20 years and bet it was uncrackable since they had stopped allowing less than 4+ digits ages ago. I'm sorry but this is the most absurd thing I've read in a while.
- corobo 6y agoI think we agree on the login-is-a-pain side of things but I strongly believe passwords should be disposable. If I even catch a hint of a password being leaked or insecure I cycle it. I'd hide a 20 year old password in shame haha, no matter how many characters it has