> now, I am writing a script which to let user modify the > password of their email account automatically, but our > email server will encrypy the password in some ways... > so it makes me unable to cmp or write.
This sounds like security through obscurity - which is often considered worse than no security at all, since it makes you falsely believe you are safe. Haven't you considered using the 'crypt' function. Also, UNIX (in particular) has strong file permissions which you can use. It is safer to change the group/world permissions to remove read access than to rely on a scheme like this. Jonathan Paton __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
