"This kind of thing is so easy to say when we don't know the reasons someone else has to do such things." there are no good reasons. if you can't remember a password, find a way to do it. don't moan at an admin about keeping your details secure then go and leave the door wideopen. you know the rules for sites that accept CC transactions are changing? they require a password to be changed every 7 days, be no less than 8 chars long, contain at least 2 numbers and cannot be similar to the last password choosen. what fun those rules will be round here....