[lyndonh]

> If someone were to hack into any mail account, all they need to do is search for ‘password’ and they have all of the user’s passwords.

Only if you're dumb enough to not delete any password emails.

Granted, preferable any site sending you your password in an email should either send a reset link or "your password is 'red*'"

[icebraining]

Only if you're dumb enough to not delete any password emails.

You delete it from your MUA, but how can you be sure that it wasn't stored in any of the intermediate servers?

[lyndonh]

The natural assumption is that the hacker has got your password, not hacked gmail or hotmail, etc.