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This is the entire point of the Stake your Bitcoin Address thread here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/stake-your-bitcoin-address-here-996318 except instead of PMing the bitcoin address to a newbie, your address and a signed message is posted publicly, quoted for records, and verified by multiple trusted members of the community.

Thanks for the link.

There's no harm in using the belt and braces approach though. Anyone who wants to pm me their address is welcome to. I'll still have a copy if someone hacks your account and deletes all your pms.

You won't if someone hacks your account and deletes your PMs. Who knows if you'll even stick around long enough to be of service for this. You can pm default trust account with your address which Theymos has access to or just post in the thread already suggested so this is all kind of pointless.
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how I can get my own PGP key?
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That thread you linked to requires a high level of computer literacy to participate. I don't want to learn how to sign messages, all I want is something fast and simple I can do to help me recover my account if its hacked.
You actually don't need to sign a message, just post it there and it will be your proof that you own both the account and address when the address is quoted. Either way, if your account is hacked, you will need to learn how to sign a message in order to prove that they account is yours.
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This is the entire point of the Stake your Bitcoin Address thread here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/stake-your-bitcoin-address-here-996318 except instead of PMing the bitcoin address to a newbie, your address and a signed message is posted publicly, quoted for records, and verified by multiple trusted members of the community.

That thread you linked to requires a high level of computer literacy to participate. I don't want to learn how to sign messages, all I want is something fast and simple I can do to help me recover my account if its hacked.

One of theymos's posts says that emails are never deleted unless both the sender and all recipients delete them. Additionally he says emails are sometimes stored long-term in the forum's periodic database backups. Sending someone a pm is good enough for me, providing they agree not to delete it.

That code snippet has to do with deleted posts, not PMs.

PMs are deleted from the database when the sender and all recipients delete it. If this doesn't happen, then it's not deleted. There is no expiration. PMs can also end up stored long-term in the forum's periodic database backups.

On this forum, topics and replies are never truly deleted, and edits are also logged.
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This is the entire point of the Stake your Bitcoin Address thread here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/stake-your-bitcoin-address-here-996318 except instead of PMing the bitcoin address to a newbie, your address and a signed message is posted publicly, quoted for records, and verified by multiple trusted members of the community.

Thanks for the link.

There's no harm in using the belt and braces approach though. Anyone who wants to pm me their address is welcome to. I'll still have a copy if someone hacks your account and deletes all your pms.
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This is the entire point of the Stake your Bitcoin Address thread here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/stake-your-bitcoin-address-here-996318 except instead of PMing the bitcoin address to a newbie, your address and a signed message is posted publicly, quoted for records, and verified by multiple trusted members of the community.
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And why should we PM you, a newbie, when the thread that quote links to says to PM theymos?

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Because if your account gets hacked and you lose your password you have to prove to theymos you own your account.

You can only do that by signing a message from a bitcoin address that you have previously either posted here or sent to someone in a pm.

I think it's now against the rules to post an address, so you need to pm it to someone.

You only pm theymos after your account is hacked, and prove to him you own that bitcoin address so he can return control of your account to you.
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PM me your bitcoin address so you can recover your account if it's hacked.

The quote below explains how to recover your account if it's hacked, but you need to have posted a bitcoin address you control in either a pm, or a post here. Also you can use a bitcoin address if its associated with your profile.

It's against the forum rules to spam threads with addresses, so pm me a bitcoin address you control, and make a note of the pm ID because you will also need that to prove your ownership of our account.

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Q: My account was hacked! What do I do?
A: See this thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/recovering-hacked-accounts-or-accounts-with-lost-passwords-497545. When PMing the signed message, send it in [code ][/code ] brackets (just without the space at the end). For example,

Code:
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
My account has been hacked/lost. Please reset the email to . The current date is .
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----


-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Here is the unedited post where I posted that address: ...
OR
I sent that address to someone in a PM with PM ID#...

If you don't know how to sign a message, google for some tutorials with terms like: "signing messages with ". For example, "signing messages with bitcoin-qt".

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And why should we PM you, a newbie, when the thread that quote links to says to PM theymos?
Quote from: theymos
If you use any sort of Google email service, then the password recovery email will go to your spam folder.

If you want me to recover a hacked/lost account, you need to prove that you own it. Typically, the only acceptable method of proving ownership is by signing a message (including current date and desired new email address) using a Bitcoin address or PGP key associated with the account. A Bitcoin address or PGP key is associated with the account only if the account posted the key/address, sent it in a PM, or if it is still listed in the account's profile.

I very rarely recover accounts if you can't prove ownership as described above. There are alternative ways of proving ownership, but they take too much time. If I point you to this thread, you can't prove ownership properly, and then I ignore your future PMs, this means that I'm not going to recover your account. Create a new one.

When sending me a PM, use a template like this:

Quote
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
My account has been hacked/lost. Please reset the email to . The current date is .
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----


-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Here is the unedited post where I posted that address: ...
OR
I sent that address to someone in a PM with PM ID#...

All required info must be in one PM.

Do not create your temporary account using the same email address you want for the hacked/lost account. No two accounts can have the same email address.
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PM me your bitcoin address so you can recover your account if it's hacked.

The quotes below explain how to recover your account if it's hacked, but you need to have posted a bitcoin address you control in either a pm, or a post here. Also you can use a bitcoin address if its associated with your profile.

I think it's against the forum rules to spam threads with addresses, so pm me a bitcoin address you control, and make a note of the pm ID because you will also need that to prove your ownership of our account.

Disclaimer

I cannot promise I will reply if I get overwhelmed with pms and you contact me requesting your pm ID. Please make a note of any pm ID after sending me a pm containing a bitcoin address.


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Q: My account was hacked! What do I do?
A: See this thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/recovering-hacked-accounts-or-accounts-with-lost-passwords-497545. When PMing the signed message, send it in [code ][/code ] brackets (just without the space at the end). For example,

Code:
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
My account has been hacked/lost. Please reset the email to . The current date is .
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----


-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Here is the unedited post where I posted that address: ...
OR
I sent that address to someone in a PM with PM ID#...

If you don't know how to sign a message, google for some tutorials with terms like: "signing messages with ". For example, "signing messages with bitcoin-qt".

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https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/recovering-hacked-accounts-or-accounts-with-lost-passwords-497545

http://s29.postimg.org/ylbp644wn/recovery.jpg


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