Hijacked user names

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paulellis
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Hijacked user names

Postby paulellis » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:41 am

It appears from Spanish Hopes, that my name is being used by somebody else on both this (?) & other sites. What checks are made when posts are received to validate there origins?

Solysombra

Postby Solysombra » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:04 pm

Paulellis, nobody else can use your user name unless they have your login password!

Beachcomber
Andalucia Guru
Posts: 11081
Joined: Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:11 pm
Location: Guadalhorce Valley

Postby Beachcomber » Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:18 pm

It is also impossible to duplicate a username. Someone could use 'paul ellis' or 'paul_ellis' but not 'paulellis'

Someone may have guessed your password. Try changing it.

frank
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Posts: 3784
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:18 am

Postby frank » Mon May 01, 2006 11:13 am

Don't take anything Spanish Hope says too seriously!
As Beach says, if you are concerned, change your password. Include letters and numbers, much harder to guess.
Regards, Frank

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