Passphrase enigma

An increasing number of users are forgetting the passphrase they have set on their uploaded files. This just leads to more work for our admins and that replacing files end up staying in the upload queue for long periods of time. A lot of users also specify email addresses that no reply is received from which makes the passphrase useless.

- Please do not specify a passphrase if you don't write it down in a safe place.
- Always specify a valid email address or os4depot staff can't contact you.
- If you don't intend on keeping an open source project updated yourself indefinitely then don't set a passphrase.

Remember, using the comment field is not a safe way to identify users. Anyone can replace a file and writing all kinds of things in the comment field. A valid email address and a passphrase that you actually remember is the only way to safely identifying a user.

If you forget your passphrase or change email addresses, or if your file stays for a long time in the upload queue, then use the PM system on amigans.net or some other way of contacting os4depot staff to resolve the issue.

Also, always use the search function to check if a project you are uploading already exist on os4depot. And if it does, be aware that the previous uploader might have set a passphrase on the file. (and subsequently forgotten the passphrase and does not reply on the specified email address).

@orgin

Have you considered user accounts?

I normally don?t add password, because some times there are more then one author of program, or the program is GLP/OpenSource it make no since to have password, better if was list of user allowed to upload replace etch file on OS4Depot, that might be administrated by first developer to upload the file and OS4Depot administrators.