What is a "Handle" in rubygems.org registration form?

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There are three fields: e-mail handle password

What is a "handle"? Is it a "login name"?

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Wins Lin wrote in post #1112202:

There are three fields: e-mail handle password

What is a "handle"? Is it a "login name"? Dictionary gives many meanings but none of them is a login name.

Yeah usually a handle is a nickname, or your login name :slight_smile: