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In lugnet.people, Kevin Loch writes:
> Ack! Don't you realize that's much more insecure than your semi-secure
> easially rememberable passwords?
Of course not -- because that's patently false.
Uhhh, if you chronically have trouble remembering good passwords, you should
be writing them down and putting them somewhere *safe* that you trust -- like
your dresser drawer at home, or a jewelry case, or somewhere else safe behind
lock and key that you already trust. Then, if you should happen to forget
your passwords, you can look them up and refresh your memory. There's nothing
inherently insecure about written-down passwords. And something like a PayPal
password (if you can't remember it), write that down encoded somehow, to foil
burglars.
Even if your password is written down and you carry it with you wherever you
go in your wallet, that's *much* better than having a bad password. Think.
The chances of someone stealing a good password from your wallet are *much*
*much* *much* *much* *MUCH* less than the chances of a cracker stealing your
bad and easily breakable password.
> This is retarded.
I'm kinda shocked that you would say something like that, much less actually
believe it. I guess you haven't done the math! (some of which can be found
on the old thread). We're talking 25-bit number space here, Kevin.
> My banks and credit
> cards and online trading accounts don't require that much "security", why
> does my chat board?
False. Bank and credit cards require a lot more security than most people
think. It may seem as though your bank card is protected by a 4- or 8-digit
PIN number, but that's not true! Someone has to steal the card off your
person _and_ know the PIN number in order to steal your money. Oh sure, if
you lost your card and someone found it, they could try brute forcing it at
an ATM -- manually -- at the rate of maybe, at best, 6 or 7 tries per minute,
but unless they're wearing a ski mask, their face is being videotaped. And
even if they get through and steal your money, if you've reported your card
lost or stolen, you probably won't be held liable. And even if you didn't
report it stolen in time, you can probably dispute the charges.
> On another topic, I love the new personal inventory. Is there any
> way to enter the information in on one page instead of going from set
> to set?
Not currently.
--Todd
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| Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G1Evq8.A9o@lugnet.com... (...) 8-digit (...) if (...) at (...) minute, (...) And (...) card (...) One point to note, especially for anyone planning on visiting Australia. ATMs around here will (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Wouldn't it be easier to e-mail the forgotten password to the e-mail address your members input upon registration? That e-mail could be intercepted but I don't think a lot of people would go into that kind of trouble to be able to look at (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Actually, all they need to know is my customer number and a PIN to view my account records. I would consider my bank account records much more valuable than my LUGNET profile, no offense :) If the concern is script kiddies cracking accounts, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) ^^^...^^^ Ack! Don't you realize that's much more insecure than your semi-secure easially rememberable passwords? This is retarded. My banks and credit cards and online trading accounts don't require that much "security", why does my chat (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)
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