What are the pros and cons of using an email as a username?
authentication, email
Solution
Another thing to remember is that if other users can also see the "username", you shouldn't use mail addresses due to privacy issues.
Problem
You know most login forms use user & pass. And some go the email & pass. What are the pros and cons of them? Here is what I have thought of. PROS of email - one less thing to remember (as opposed to remembering a username too) - Should always be unique per user - One less thing you need to ask them to register CONS - If they change email - could the potentially try and use their new email to access the site? - For forget password - and it says 'please enter your email' and they have abandoned their old email - they could potentially be stuck. I do believe this is programming related because ease of use of a web application is something important that shouldn't be overlooked.