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  Re: Need to retrieve my password... Help!
 
(...) Just don't go there. If you really must, there are some pretty involved threads on this topic. I'll say this, if you think it's tight now, you should have seen it before the password restrictions were loosened up. ++Lar (24 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Need to retrieve my password... Help!
 
Larry, Thanks! Actually looks like the LUGNET gods heard my prayer and I got an automated response telling me how to change my password. Which, by the way, is "juniorization." Just kidding, of course. But the odd thing about the password feature is (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Need to retrieve my password... Help!
 
(...) To you as well, if you forget your key, eh? I'm not sure it's clear how forgetful I actually am yet. :-) ++Lar (who doesn't have a pgp keyset despite being a libertarian) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Need to retrieve my password... Help!
 
(...) heh, that's why you take that one text file, and pgp (or gpg) encrypt it - that way, unless a keyboard sniffer is installed on your box, the file is useless :) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Need to retrieve my password... Help!
 
(...) (this assumes that you are comfortable with a level of security that means that if your PC were stolen or broken into, that some random can be logged on to LUGNET as you, which currently allows them to see your set DB, rate sets, change your (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.admin.general)


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