[Koha-bugs] [Bug 19660] Set borrower password on first login from self registration

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19660

--- Comment #11 from Katrin Fischer <katrin.fischer at bsz-bw.de> ---
(In reply to Agnes Rivers-Moore from comment #10)
> Librarian point of view - 
> As M Tomsett says, this method cannot work properly without an email
> address. The email field should not be required - especially now with so
> many countries requiring specific opt-in permission from the user to send
> them email.
> However, it should be possible for people to use online services without
> giving an email address. 
> I agree with Marcel that the ideal solution is to have the user enter
> password (hidden, twice for verification) in the registration form. Then,
> let the email address be optional, as a library set preference.

The problem with an optional email address on self registration is that you
have no means to verify that the user registering is a real person. It would
open self registrations up to bots and pranks.

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