Why does Pownce keep killing kittens with the password anti-pattern?
C'mon guys. It's been long enough now. There are APIs available for Google and Hotmail. You've already got it working for Yahoo (bravo!). There really isn't any excuse for asking someone to hand over their email password anymore.
Won't somebody stop the slaughter?

Won't somebody stop the slaughter?

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Inappropriate?We're working on switching over to data APIs that don't force us to handle user secrets. It's on our short list of things to do in the near future. Hopefully it will get done in the next couple of weeks.
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this solves the problem
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So... this must be some new definition of "near future" that I'm unfamiliar with. -
Inappropriate?Please be assured that second to site performance, stopping kitten killing is our top priority!
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