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From: Rusty Tucker <Rusty_Tucker@spid
To: Ted Brindle
Subject: Re: ftp support
Date:Fri, February 27, 1998 08:57 PM


On 2/24/98 11:39 AM, Ted Brindle wrote:


>If the user does not know the password then the logical thing would be
>for them to re-register. If you know them, and they do not know their
>password there will be no difference as long as you can make the change.
> Somehow or other you will have to transmit the new password to them.
>There is a greater amount of security in having a hidden password than
>one that can easily be viewed.
>

The new User Manager will obscure the password like the User Manager Plug-on does.


>Telefinder would also benefit by having case sensitive passwords, and an

I disagree on this one. It leads to more problems with users not being able to login, even though they know their password. The security differnce is minimal.


>automated password change such as that in Eudora.
>
The Eudora I use doesn't have this. How does it work?

Rusty


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