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I made an account a while back, but don't remember any details. The forgot password link pops up a new email window. I have to try logging in to even get the fo
by mkr-hn 15y ago
I made an account a while back, but don't remember any details. The forgot password link pops up a new email window. I have to try logging in to even get the forgot password link, and then it throws a window at me.
It's trying to be clever. Clever can be fun and interesting, but password recovery is a well-solved problem. Sending an email to the dev to get a password reset (when I'm not even sure which email I used) is a lot of trouble when I have no problem with Reader.
I don't think it's the lack of a behemoth that's hurting adoption. It's just doing a lot of weird stuff without explanation when existing feed readers work fine for most people.
- conesus 15y agoIt's just where I spend my time. It's not a huge priority. Also, many users, about 50%, don't have an email address. I made this choice to simplify signup, but the fact is that some folks just cannot recover their password automatically. I'm planning to build a more automated method, but I have much more important features to build in the meantime.