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| (...) Probably the latter. But maybe (tying threads together) we could have Todd print a bar code that we swiped with our :CueCats to verify it was us (along with a rather easier password that we had to remember) ?? Personally I think one should (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Nice rant. What does PayPal do if someone tries to break in? They must have some kind of fancy delaying system and on-the-fly log checking? I wonder how hard it is (or if it's possible) to DoS someone on PayPal. --Todd (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) easy - try logging in as someone (or yourself) 5 times, and get the password wrong. then ask for a hint, get that wrong. then they'll disable your account until you get a little note in the mail with your new password. do this to some (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Are you serious, or joking?! (I assume you're serious.) Egad, if they don't also block IP addresses after someone does that, then it's only a matter of time before there's a massive DoS attack against a hundred thousand or a million random (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I am pretty serious... I don't know what safeguards they have in place... they might have asked me some questions, I forget... I just remember, that a week later, when I remembered my password, I still couldn't log in... and when I contacted (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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