rfnutPremium
join:2002-04-27
Fisher, IL | reply to MediacomChad
Re: [IA] Mediacom usage meter not working Are you really asking for this persons password? Even for the reasons stated, I would not be comfortable with this. |
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| Ditto. Never give out passwords, period. I can't believe he/they even asked for it. |
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really what is chad going to do with the password? to me if they ask change it to some random thing then give it to them |
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 MediacomChadMediacom Social Media Relations TeamPremium,VIP
join:2010-01-20
Gulf Breeze, FL
kudos:75 | reply to Radio_Guy
Thank you, Radio_Guy. This is so I can test usage meter reporting on the end user side personally. Once we get this squared away this can be changed up from here: »ihelp.mediacombb.net/iHelp/ with your current credentials. It can also be changed via the preferences tab from the webmail system. |
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said by rfnut:Are you really asking for this persons password? Even for the reasons stated, I would not be comfortable with this.
You do realize they can reset/suspend any account if they wanted to?
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 Radio_GuyField EngineerPremium
join:2010-01-20
Clive, IA | reply to rfnut
said by rfnut :
Are you really asking for this persons password? Even for the reasons stated, I would not be comfortable with this.
said by bulletsam :
Ditto. Never give out passwords, period. I can't believe he/they even asked for it.
Any other day of the week I would agree. However, I can understand what they are trying to do on their end to get the issue resolved. They will need this information to get the job done right without calling me every 5 minutes asking me "what do you see now". As MediacomChad said, when they are done I can always change the password.
said by GLIMMER :
really what is chad going to do with the password? to me if they ask change it to some random thing then give it to them
It was some random thing to begin with. All good passwords are 
As for the original issue, it looks like they are very close, if not finished, getting my problem fixed. My usage meter was updated to this morning, and it seems accurate so far.
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| I'm just really cautious, I guess. I've seen far too many people fall victim to phishing, and compromised/hacked sites, giving out info to people who aren't who they say they are.
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 mattmagPremium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-04-09
NW Illinois
kudos:3 | said by bulletsam:I'm just really cautious, I guess. I've seen far too many people fall victim to phishing, and compromised/hacked sites, giving out info to people who aren't who they say they are.
I believe anyone who frequents this forum would realize that the Mediacom Chad account is very real and indeed who they say it is. |
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So you're basically saying any forum that you frequent can't have accounts compromised. Really? |
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mattmagPremium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-04-09
NW Illinois
kudos:3 | said by bulletsam: to mattmag
So you're basically saying any forum that you frequent can't have accounts compromised. Really?
No, I did not. |
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rfnutPremium
join:2002-04-27
Fisher, IL Reviews:
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said by Anonymous:said by rfnut:Are you really asking for this persons password? Even for the reasons stated, I would not be comfortable with this.
You do realize they can reset/suspend any account if they wanted to? There is a huge difference between an administrative action such as above and accessing someones account and testing various things. NO ONE who has the capability of actually accessing the account NEEDS my password. Period.
If they want to use my account to perform troubleshooting with or without my permission they can change the password themselves and then tell/allow me to reset it myself afterward. This creates the proper accountability of actions. I am not the paranoid type, but if I were in the same situation I would politely give permission for them to use my account as they need. I will not ever provide a password. Probably the DoD IT Admin Security training in me though.
Edit: BTW I trust MediacomChad  . He has performed miracles at times for users here. I still would not give him my password. Trust is not the issue. |
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k9iua6
join:2004-05-23
Dubuque, IA | I would think a technical shop would have their own set of "customer" accounts, including extra internal modem connections, to be testing any of their changes with. I wouldn't think they'd need to use a real customer account to test this, unless they truly think it is an account configuration issue that might be very unique in its cause and impact. And if so, then they have bigger problems in how they've implemented a monitoring too like this if they expect it to work correctly for everyone. |
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