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		natrius on Feb 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Simplified Sign-Up and Log-In Flows Google Apps sends plaintext temporary passwords.

sunchild on Feb 15, 2012 [–]

Only if you (admin user) ask it to. Still a bad practice. Also, the premise is that Google trusts itself as an email provider.

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