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		jashkenas on March 8, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: npm (Node's package manager) leaks all user passwo... I think more of a serious gut check for anyone who's deliberately exposing a CouchDB server to the web because it contains all or mostly public data.

throwawaysnipe on March 8, 2012 [–]

My bad, just realized you aren't e-mail writer or npm admin. Thrown off by gist author.

Deliberately exposing anything to the web should come with lots of... wait for it... deliberation. The npm guy is a core community member; this incident shows a lot of sloppiness and doesn't inspire faith.

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