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awg

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Registered: 2010-01-12

Posts: 63

(solved-ish)is there a way to get email password from...

So.

I have an email account at service x; I linked the account to my gmail box and I get mail from there regularly. The problem is, I totally forgot the password from the email box x, so I can't login to the original email box. I have no way to verify the account the traditional way (I forgot the hint question, I didn't put any alternative email address in the registration form).Is there a way to extract the password from the gmail? Could it be somewhere in the settings?

Any hints will be much appreciated.

Last edited by awg (2010-07-05 19:41:35)

omns

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Registered: 2008-11-25

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Re: (solved-ish)is there a way to get email password from...

Unless account x has a way to reset your password, I think your stuck .

benj1

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From: Yorkshire, England

Registered: 2009-09-05

Posts: 1,084

Re: (solved-ish)is there a way to get email password from...

i once forgot the password for my uni email, the only option available (remotely) was emailing the password to the account you couldn't remember the password to, didn't sound very helpful at the time but if the facility exists it would actually be useful here.

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awg

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Registered: 2010-01-12

Posts: 63

Re: (solved-ish)is there a way to get email password from...

oh dear oh dear oh dear

I've just guessed the password! after more than a year!
It's like calling the IT guys with a computer problem and when they finally come, everything works perfectly