We’ve rolled out Two-Factor Authentication for Vivaldi accounts and a new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail access.
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2FA for Vivaldi accounts is great news. Not so sure about the new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail. Sounds like it can be automated. Well, we'll see how it works out. Good job anyway!
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@mwschmeer said in We’ve rolled out Two-Factor Authentication for Vivaldi accounts and a new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail access.:
...it seems very self-serving to force interaction on Vivaldi's various hosted social platforms.
This is not actually a goal. These hosted platforms are costly to maintain and generate no income.
The point is, "How can we keep spammers from using our email service and ruining its reputation with spam filters?" And the idea of only offering it to actual Vivaldi community members is, at present, the proposed solution. This is even a bit of a cost-cutter potentially, if Vivaldi doesn't have to maintain accounts for a bunch of corrupt and net-negative users.
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Hello all.
I read the post about two-factor authentication and in the paragraph "How does Two-Factor Authentication work in Vivaldi?" there is those sentences "(...) you can set up app-based authentication. These are usually apps you can install on your phone (...)".
Can you recommend any apps?
Thanks in advance
FreeRaider
Win 11, vivaldi stable
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@FreeRaider See this.
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@DoctorG Thank you so much
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I think it is a good decision.
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@FreeRaider I use Bitwarden for my password manager and for 2FA.
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@RiveDroite said in We’ve rolled out Two-Factor Authentication for Vivaldi accounts and a new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail access.:
@FreeRaider I use Bitwarden for my password manager and for 2FA.
Thank you for advance. I'll take a look at it.
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@Echosyn
Hi, you can send a message, at the end of the Locked Account help page, to the Vivaldi support.
Maybe they can reactivate the account.@Schirmherr
The method before was a hard fail for thousands of other user.
You don´t need social media, hang around in the forum and get some reputation points and it will work, too.Cheers, mib
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Hello, is there a way to setup the security key as secondary 2FA method, as I'd rather have the App Authenticator method as primary method? My phone is usually easier to grab than my security key. Anyone aware of this possibility?
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@cedricdes said in We’ve rolled out Two-Factor Authentication for Vivaldi accounts and a new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail access.:
Hello, is there a way to setup the security key as secondary 2FA method, as I'd rather have the App Authenticator method as primary method?
There doesn't seem to be a way to do it from the interface of the page where you define 2FA methods and Vivaldi's help page on 2FA doesn't mention any way to set the authenticator app as the primary method.
However, if you cancel the request for the security key you'll be asked for the alternative methods. Assuming you had already figured it out, then I'd suggest searching if someone has already requested for it and vote in that request (or create one of your own if none exists yet and leave the link here so those interested can go and vote for it
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@pauloaguia said in We’ve rolled out Two-Factor Authentication for Vivaldi accounts and a new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail access.:
However, if you cancel the request for the security key you'll be asked for the alternative methods.
Oh yes, clicking 'cancel' is the way to do it. Maybe I'll open a ticket to make it more obvious. Luckily you were there to help me
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@cedricdes, being able to set the primary verification method is being worked on.
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How long does it take to use Vivaldi Webmail.
I would like to ask how you judge spam? Why even ordinary users need to be implicated?
I just want a more reliable, stable, and secure email service for my work. Compared to now, I still like the previous Vivaldi Webmail. At least not so many strings attached. -
@wehhriuedgwe Vivaldi Webmail is still the same. Just a little higher bar to entry. No one can know you are an "ordinary user" until it is seen that you are an ordinary user.
As it stands, you (as this username) joined the community about an hour ago. Hang out a while, engage in some conversations with other users, blog if you want, use sync, in every other way take advantage of what the community has to offer, and after some time and experience you will find that Vivaldi Webmail is available to you.
And, by the way, spam is product promotion, self-promotion, useless and pointless off-topic comments and comments of the sort that really don't engage with other users at all. "Informational" comments on subjects no one ever asked about can also be spam.
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@Ayespy Ordinary user reputation collecting request
Please like my post.Are changes still being made to the new rep system, changes that will or won't be publicly announced?
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@Ayespy I understand, thank you.
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Here's a quick way to stop the spammers. Disable access to IMAP, POP3, and SMTP. Once there was a time when this was needed back in the days of dial up because many needed a way to download their e-mails into a 3rd party program and then disconnect and release the phone line. But with broadband and 5G mobile phones now being the standard, most now have quicker access via webmail. Not to mention, webmail does have its advantages like being able to store your contacts in the cloud and not have to worry about losing them when your computer crashes, not to mention your calendar appointments. Not to mention, both Gmail and Outlook.com have task managers. Wish Vivaldi had a task manager, but I guess you can't have everything.
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@robbiestewart89 There are any number of agencies, companies and jobs who must have permanent local copies of emails for legal reasons.
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@robbiestewart89 said in We’ve rolled out Two-Factor Authentication for Vivaldi accounts and a new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail access.:
Here's a quick way to stop the spammers. Disable access to IMAP, POP3, and SMTP.
So, Vivaldi should offer a webmail service that Vivaldi's own email client wouldn't be able to connect to?
Not to mention, that automated software these days, would let scammers circumvent that and make it possible for them to do mass mailing using only the web interface anyway..I do like the concept of limiting some of the features rather than access to the whole service, though. Maybe a limit on the number of messages/recipients you could send per day, for example, until you gained enough reputation to use the service without any restrictions.
@robbiestewart89 said in We’ve rolled out Two-Factor Authentication for Vivaldi accounts and a new reputation system for Vivaldi Webmail access.:
Wish Vivaldi had a task manager, but I guess you can't have everything.
There is the task panel... Rather limited, but I guess you can't have everything (but I still think it falls under task the management category nevertheless)
