Peter, FYI : 
https://stacker.news/items/291420

That's from the mailman software, and dates back probably 30 years. If you don't enter a password one is made up for you.

petertodd

You may enter a privacy password below. This provides only mild security, but should prevent others from messing with your subscription. Do not use a valuable password as it will occasionally be emailed back to you in cleartext.

From the Bitcoin dev signup form. Idk what to call it, but don’t call it a password lol

SN Saturday Newsletter 10/21/23

k00b

> You may enter a privacy password below. This provides only mild security, but should prevent others from messing with your subscription. Do not use a valuable password as it will occasionally be emailed back to you in cleartext.

From the Bitcoin dev signup form. Idk what to call it, but don’t call it a password lol 