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Re: LUGNET Memberships
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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:29:46 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
After all, those hackers aren't going after my PayPal id because that just
has money in it. This is much more important, it's LEGO(r) darn it. Not just
money.

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



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  Re: LUGNET Memberships
 
(...) 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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(...) 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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