[Zope] Emailing user password

[Matt Hamilton]

Brian Sullivan wrote:

> I am trying to set up code to email a forgotten password to a user.
> 
> I have a handle on the email process -- what I seem to be having a problem
> with is given the userID determining user's password in a Python script.
> Anybody have sample code or url describing a method to do this.

AFAIK, passwords are stored in a hashed form by default in newer Zopes 
which means that you will not be able to do this.  You will have to 
generate a new password for the user and mail that to them.

-Matt


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