After months of work, the new Delicious is almost ready to come out of the oven. When we release it, you’ll be automatically logged out of your account and will have to log in again, due to some changes we’re making behind the scenes.

That means now is a good time to make sure you know your username and password. Your username is what you see in the address bar when you visit your bookmarks (http://del.icio.us/your_username, soon to become http://delicious.com/your_username). And what’s your password? If you don’t remember, you can use our password reset tool to get a reset link delivered to the email address associated with your account.

But wait, is that email address correct and valid? You can check by visiting “change email” in your account settings when you’re logged in. Be sure to keep this address up to date. If the day comes when you’re logged out, you’ve forgotten your password, and the email address associated with your account is inaccessible or mistyped, we won’t be able to help you recover the password. So check it!

While we’re on the subject, remember that nobody from Delicious will ever ask you for your password. Also, don’t give your password to third-party sites that you don’t trust.

As we move toward launch day, we’ll keep you updated. Thanks for your patience and support, everyone.