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Strange email was sent to a member of our club 7 years 1 month ago #61740

robinson64
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One of the members of our club received this email that looked official. I did not send it though to him. I did not attach the link from the email to this, only the words. I told the member to delete the email and to not hit the link. Does this look legit in anyway or is this a virus type thing? The words from the email are below.

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Strange email was sent to a member of our club 7 years 1 month ago #61741

SteveTheTechie
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Yes, that is legitimate... member password reset. He probably logged in w/o a password.... he receives the link to get in.

How ironic... I just posted a message to the FTH Ambassadors today saying I was thinking of adding an "Email Pass-phrase" feature in the future as an email security add. This concept, if implemented, would allow you to specify a phrase known only to you (and your club) and the system. The phrase would be appended to emails routed through the system for authentication / email security reasons.

So, if I did add that, you would be able to share the phrase with your club so you would be able to know when emails are authentic. (e.g., "Tri-county Toastmasters is President's Distinguished 5 years in a row!", "Our club mascot is a kangaroo.", or whatever ... just a sample)

Also, you could change the phrase as appropriate with this approach.

Regards,

Steve James, DTM
FreeToastHost System Developer
Officer Emeritus, Mindful Communicators (Club 1966, District 52) A President's Distinguished Club for each of the last 10 years.

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Strange email was sent to a member of our club 7 years 1 month ago #61744

robinson64 Topic Author Offline New Member Posts: 12 Thank you received: 0	Good idea with the phrase. Do you think it's a virus, etc? I know I did not send it, unless the system for some reason sent it and just attaches my name since I'm the admin for Wry Toast #8358. Would the system send it out for any reason? It's definitely not a password reset type email. That is worded totally different. Thanks, Dan
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Strange email was sent to a member of our club 7 years 1 month ago #61745

SteveTheTechie Offline FreeToastHost Developer Posts: 13529 Thank you received: 3831	It is legit... read my updated prior post. Regards, Steve James, DTM FreeToastHost System Developer Officer Emeritus, Mindful Communicators (Club 1966, District 52) A President's Distinguished Club for each of the last 10 years. >>> Please put your club number in your forum profile. CLICK here to edit your profile.
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