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Subject:	Re: Password checks (was: Re: LUGNET Memberships)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Tue, 26 Sep 2000 00:41:44 GMT
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In lugnet.people, Larry Pieniazek writes: > I know it is affecting me. Todd sent me a new password and I set two more > that hopefully I will have better luck remembering, but I still have 3 that > are cluttering up stuff. How do I remove those if I don't know what they > are? I didn't plan for that. In the beginning, I honestly didn't think that anyone would ever forget their password (or at least not have it written down somewhere that they could find it). I'll have to come up with something. Since the pw's are encrypted on the server and stored in an untagged list, I can't tell which are the older ones and which are the newer ones. For now, if you really want the old ones cleared out, I can wipe the entire list, but then you'd have to take a new one and change that again -- more hassle than you probably want. --Todd

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		Re: Password checks (was: Re: LUGNET Memberships)
(...) No that would work, I wrote down the password you sent me and the two new ones I chose and they are pretty memorable, I hope. Implement something that generates a new password AND wipes out ALL the old ones in one fell swoop. Then send me the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: Password checks (was: Re: LUGNET Memberships)
(...) Huh? Todd, I hope you meant to write, "I didn't think about dealing with people forgetting their passwords". People forget passwords all the time. That's why so many sites have such ridiculously unsecure password requirements -- so (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)

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		Re: Password checks (was: Re: LUGNET Memberships)
(...) As is mine. Todd has one opinion of where that is. Some people think it is too strict. Some are happy. I wonder if any think it is too lenient? (...) I know it is affecting me. Todd sent me a new password and I set two more that hopefully I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)

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