Replying from email while logged out

[trobadora]

Title:
Replying from email while logged out

Area:
entries

Summary:
Make it possible to reply to comments from the form in the notification email while logged out.

Description:
Currently you can't reply to comments from the reply form included in email notifications unless you're logged in. I want to suggest that functionality is restored.

Advantages: You don't have to log in on someone else's computer (or at work) just to fire off a quick reply to a comment. And if you have more than one account, you can reply to comments on both equally easily.

Problems: I've been told there are security issues? (I haven't heard of it causing any problems on LJ, though.)

Poll #983 Replying from email while logged out

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 42

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Should be implemented as-is.
8 (19.0%)

Should be implemented with changes.
11 (26.2%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
15 (35.7%)

(I have no opinion)
7 (16.7%)

(Other: please comment)
1 (2.4%)

Comments

[aveleh]

My ideal solution would be to have reply to emails to make a comment, but you (1) have to explicitely turn this option on (so that you get the warning about forwarding these emails, or maybe that can just be in a footer to each email) (2) can also turn on an option that requires you to enter a PIN (but I'm not entirely sure where a safe place to put this would be.)

I definitely want reply-to-email options; it would be awesome with my smartphone.

[trobadora]

That sounds cool! I like it.

With email posts, you can put your PIN in the subject line - could something similar work here?