On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 06:04:26PM -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > >What the hell good is this? What service in their right mind would > >store clear text passwords? > > Try every bank in the world, with the password being your credit card > number.
Nah, that's your UID. Your password is <null> :-) Or your PIN for ATMs. Actually, credit cards (in the UK at least) now have a little 3 or 4 digit number printed on the back in the signature strip, non-embossed so it doesn't transfer onto carbon paper. It's supposed to be used for authenticating phone/web transactions. It's not used if your card is presented at a POS terminal. Doesn't help that much, although I suppose if you handle someone's credit card statement (as opposed to the card itself) it makes it harder to use the number. Regards, Brian. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. www.slickedit.com/sourceforge _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
