In a message dated Tue, 13 Nov 2001 8:27:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, Ronn Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> At 07:00 AM 11/13/01, Gary replied: > > > >A valid password would be like: MaRk#onE > > > > At least it's doesn't have to be something like > > ��Żݷ������ʣ�0592�����ַ400Ԫ/��/���3909�����Ӣ������ע��100Ԫ/��/��118592 Hey. That is my password. How did you get it? Who are you working NYU Hospital? Mount Sinai? > > > > >That's not a real password of mine, you also have to remember that as a > >contractor I have the "Red Headed Step Child" status and I don't have any > >real access to any of the interesting stuff. ;-) > > > >Most of the systems force a password change every 90 days. We are always > >inundated with trouble tickets when groups of people hit that 90 day cycle > >on the same day. For some reason it is difficult for some people to > >synchronize their passwords between Novell and NT - even though it is a > >clearly marked and automated prompt. > > > > > (Of course, when > > > _I_ was in > > > the Air Force, the only thing one had to remember in order to access the > > > computer with all the classified engineering data on it was the > > > combination > > > to the lock on the computer room door. ;-) ) > > > > > > BTW (and I know it's been changed by now, as that building is no longer > occupied), the combination for the outside door was the first few digits of > pi, because everybody in engineering could remember that. > > > > -- Ronn! :) > > God bless America, > Land that I love! > Stand beside her, and guide her > Thru the night with a light from above. > From the mountains, to the prairies, > To the oceans, white with foam� > God bless America! > My home, sweet home. > > -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
