Create an option to get an e-mail notification someone logs in - page 3.

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Quote from: CryptopreneurBrainboss on June 05, 2019, 02:02:21 AM

"a default setting that can't be changed and message saved in outbox can only be deleted after certain number of days like 90days period.

This seems like a better option ( 90 days is a lot , maybe 30 ?) since there is no guarantee the user will see the Email before their account is used to scam, or maybe the two together for better security? But most importantly people should start using more complex passwords and take care of their own accounts security, babysitting does not always solve the problem.

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Or requesting a confirmation via email before a PM can be sent?

No please , ain't nobody got time for that.

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Quote from: logfiles on June 05, 2019, 02:57:31 AM

2FA will not be implemented on this forum software. Maybe on the new forum software. This has been suggested multiple times but nothing has been done.

2FA has not been considered for the new forum software but something like an email notification when the IP changes also would prove to be useful. Your suggestion of locking such an account also would be good but people would keep complaining everytime their account gets locked so a notification also would suffice.

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I don't think this is going to help. I have 1847 sent messages. If I would have received 1847 emails, I would have disabled that option a long time ago, or filter them to be deleted.

Quote from: erikalui on June 05, 2019, 02:27:56 AM

Better than that, can't we have access to our own IP logs? We get such information from exchanges and even Google so if possible, we can see if any other IP address has been accessing your account.

That wouldn't only work for you, it would also give someone who gains access to your account access to your IP (and approximate location).

I've seen cases indeed where a hacker doesn't change the password so the account doesn't get locked. I'd say that means the account locking and recovery system is starting to pay off!
It's still quite rare to happen, so a solution that can only prevent a small fraction of this rare thing won't really help much.

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If it's just an Option that can be checked and unchecked, then the hackers will disable the option when they are using victims' accounts to send messages just like they would u check "save copy to my inbox"

My suggestion is that maybe we have the account automatically locked when there is a sudden change in the IP address log from the usual pattern accompanied with a verification email with information about a mandatory security check.

Quote from: erikalui on June 05, 2019, 02:27:56 AM

2FA like exchanges do.

2FA will not be implemented on this forum software. Maybe on the new forum software. This has been suggested multiple times but nothing has been done.

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Better than that, can't we have access to our own IP logs? We get such information from exchanges and even Google so if possible, we can see if any other IP address has been accessing your account. Also, if the login IP changes, it would be better if we receive notifications via email and a 2FA like exchanges do.

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Quote from: Jet Cash on June 05, 2019, 02:13:23 AM

It's already in your profile. Just set "Notify by email every time you receive a personal message: " to "always" and you will receive notifications.

He wants to receive notifications when he sends a PM, not when he receives one.

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It's already in your profile. Just set "Notify by email every time you receive a personal message: " to "always" and you will receive notifications.

It's in the private message section of your profile.

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What if users do not use main emails (that used for their jobs) to register their accounts in the forum? Those users likely don't log in emails (used to register forum accounts) too often.
For inactive users, whom fall into inactive status for months or years, such email notifications don't make sense.

If such email notifications when PM sent activated, it should be limited on PMs sent from strange IPs of each account. Recent months, when Gmail's users log in from strange IP, strange devices, they have to do some confirmations to log in their emails.

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Voted yes but just wondering if such a feature can be implemented that easily and how productive it'll be since it doesn't stop the hacker from sending the PM. On all socal media related sites i have seen the feature of receiving a notification when you receive a PM but haven't seen any for receiving a notification for PM sent.

How about the option of making the "save a copy to my outbox" a default setting that can't be changed and message saved in outbox can only be deleted after certain number of days like 30days period.

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Quote from: bones261 on June 05, 2019, 01:22:30 AM

It definitely is possible for a hacker to log into someone's account, send a PM with the "save a copy to my outbox" unchecked, and the real owner of the account not being made aware.

What if there's an email notification every time a user login on its forum account to top this. And with this ,

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Perhaps these e-mails can also come with an option to lock the account.

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Recently, we had an incident where a member states that PMs were sent from his account, without him being aware. https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/weird-emails-and-pms-about-a-paypal-transaction-i-never-made-5150479 It definitely is possible for a hacker to log into someone's account, send a PM with the "save a copy to my outbox" unchecked, and the real owner of the account not being made aware. Would it do any good to allow an option to be notified by e-mail whenever a PM is sent from your account? Also, an e-mail notification would be sent whenever someone decides to opt-in or opt-out. Perhaps these e-mails can also come with an option to lock the account.

Edit:Perhaps just having the option to get notification when someone logs into your account would be better. It doesn't even need to include the ip like many sites have implemented. That way, a hacker cannot circumvent it by simply turning the option off since you would be notified of the initial log in. Also, an option to either lock the account or automatically log off all sessions with the e-mail would be helpful.

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