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Re: LUGNET Memberships
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Tue, 26 Sep 2000 13:08:42 GMT
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
news:G1HDIu.J6p@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.people, Dan Jezek writes:
The funny thing is that the password doesn't really protect anything • other
than the rating system and one's collection ... the last time I checked • I
could post under someone else's username :-P

We'll see how many people find it funny nine months from now.

So ... are you going to tell us what is going to happen nine months from now
or just leave us hanging?

IMHO, the password checker and system is way to stringent for the system, as
it currently exists, I've worked in places where I've had to have government
security checks and they weren't this concerned over passwords and security.
But, depending on your plans, it my be appropriate in the future.

Either way, it doesn't really matter to me.  I keep my password in my Palm,
so it's always with me, no matter how long or convoluted is has to be.

Mike
--
Mike Faunce
mike at faunce dot com
LUGNET #96



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  Re: LUGNET Memberships
 
(...) A combination of things... first, by then there will be more things in place that will matter more; second, the pw validator will very likely be less stringent; third, I predict that within the next nine months, a major online banking site (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: LUGNET Memberships
 
(...) Yup, it's a serious system. Most systems don't take pw issues seriously. (...) We'll see how many people find it funny nine months from now. --Todd (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)  

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