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Question

signing up for web pages

Mar 8, 2016 6:32AM PST

I am not new, but this worries me. If I am signing up at a website, I am given a window to enter my email address and password.
This is what I wonder about. I am never sure whether they want my own email password or a new password for that website.

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Re: password
Mar 8, 2016 6:50AM PST

That's the password for that website. Never make it equal to the password of your e-mail because then they can read your mail and send mails from that mail account.

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signing up for web pages
Mar 8, 2016 6:58AM PST

They want you to log in,e-mail is used as user name...if you don't have account with them just make one,put your e-mail and select password you want and put it too.It is nothing strange...

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Re: signing up for web pages
Mar 18, 2016 11:10PM PDT

I have got your doubt now?
i think you are confused to give which password details to login to some xxx website which takes your using email id.

" After creating/sign up to any website, login with your email like John@gmail.com as user name and password as your specific website password but not the John@gmail.com password".
Hope i clarified.