Re: Some security-related suggestions
John Gardiner Myers <jgm+@cmu.edu> Thu, 09 June 1994 02:09 UTC
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From: John Gardiner Myers <jgm+@cmu.edu>
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Subject: Re: Some security-related suggestions
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Mike@Software.com (Michael D'Errico) writes: > All of my mail goes out as "mike" but I can set up a POP account for > me as "2Yhd%0_" if I want.... Or you could alternately leave your account as "mike" and require your password to start with "2Yhd%0_", with no increase in security risk. Two reusable passwords are no better than one twice as long. If people want text like that given by Steve Dorner in the Security Considerations section, fine. I do, however, object to prohibiting servers from issuing useful error messages on the USER command. -- _.John G. Myers Internet: jgm+@CMU.EDU LoseNet: ...!seismo!ihnp4!wiscvm.wisc.edu!give!up
- Some security-related suggestions Michael D'Errico
- Re: Some security-related suggestions John Gardiner Myers
- Re: Some security-related suggestions Ned Freed
- Re: Some security-related suggestions John Gardiner Myers
- Re: Some security-related suggestions Michael D'Errico
- Re: Some security-related suggestions Steve Dorner
- Re: Some security-related suggestions Michael D'Errico
- Re: Some security-related suggestions Ned Freed
- Re: Some security-related suggestions John Gardiner Myers
- Re: Some security-related suggestions Michael D'Errico
- Re: Some security-related suggestions Steve Dorner