August 13th, 2024
Improved
Removed magic links. They were an anti user experience feature, and caused more trouble than they were worth. All new sign ups will be done with standard email and password. Most users also set a password right after signing up, so this reduces time spent setting up your account.
Invalid and disposable emails are now rejected in a more reasonable way. While signing up, you will get a notification if the email is invalid or disposable. New requirements are as follows:
Must have valid MX records for receiving mail.
Must be a valid domain.
Must not currently be in use by another user (this also includes duplicate emails employing the “+” and “.” trick).
Passwords are now required to be very strong, right from the start. This will improve site security and reduce risk for TorBox. Requirements are as follows:
One lower case letter.
One upper case letter.
One number.
One special character.
Not part of any haveibeenpwned databases.
Not a common password.
Errors are now properly given and sign ups are a lot easier to go through.
Magnet links have better regex and form validation.
Copy batch links and zip download icons have brand green loading icons rather than white.
Redesigned emails. They are a lot better looking and will still receive improvements over time, as we have developed our own email UI and framework for easily creating and modifying emails.
Logging in now requires the API, so if the API is slow or down, then logging in won’t be possible.
NOTE: If you previously used magic email to sign in and never set a password, you must get a reset password email, by going to https://torbox.app/forgotpw.