I'll just add that I appreciate Blake responding so quickly and positively.
and of course I plan to renew!
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From: "Blake Discher" <bdischer@vtr.org>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 1:14 PM
To: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>; "Vintage Triumph Register"
<membership@vtr.org>; "Mailing list for VTR Board" <VTR-board@vtr.org>
Subject: VTR Password Issue
> On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:08 AM, oliver wrote:
> I just received an email from the Vintage Triumph Register. every email
> they send out has your username and password in clear text. help me out
> people - this is the most egregious security practice I have ever seen.
> please send them an email and tell them to stop this practice!!!!! tell
> them you will not renew until they cease this incredibly amateurish habit.
> their email is membership@vtr.org
>
>
>
>
> Hello David,
>
> Back in January, I had a much less public email exchange with another
> member who shared your concern about the clear text mailings of passwords.
> His email to me was a result of the password being included in the
> periodic eUpdates that were mailed to members. After that exchange, I
> discontinued adding it to the eUpdates, effective with the February, 2010
> issue.
>
> You don't mention what correspondence specifically included the password,
> but after reviewing your record in the membership database, I see your
> membership expires 30 days from today, and I concluded it was the request
> for renewal.
>
> David, we're just a small group of dedicated volunteers, and to be honest,
> had I remembered those series of emails to members whose memberships are
> about to expire, I would have certainly edited those templates to also
> remove the password. I just plain forgot they were out there. I have
> indeed edited them and snooped around the software further to ascertain
> what other automated mail templates may exist with the password field in
> place. As far as I know, I got them all.
>
> Thank you for pointing out this issue and thank you for your continued
> support of VTR. After you renew, I will ask Bill Lynn, VTR's Membership
> Secretary, to extend you membership three months for your trouble. In the
> future, if you have questions regarding VTR, please address them to me or
> any board member rather than the Auto-X Triumph list. VTR does not run
> that listserve and I don't check it on a daily basis. You can also feel
> free to give me a call as well, my number is in my signature block.
>
> Best regards,
> Blake
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Blake J. Discher, President
> Vintage Triumph Register
> http://www.vtr.org | P 313.259.4460 | F 313.447.4100=
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