On Tue, 01 Apr 2003 21:37:47 -0500 Sam Varshavchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jacob S. Barrett writes: > > > I have noticed that when logging into Courier IMAP that it ignores > > password characters past 8. For example, if my password was > > "123456789" I could login with "1234567890". Also, if my password > > was "1234567890" I could login with "123456789" or "123456789X". Is > > this normal behavior? I searched around on Google and found nothing > > in previous posts that suggest this is normal, but maybe I missed > > something. > > Traditional UNIX system passwords are eight characters, or less. > Excess characters are ignored. > > Newer password mechanisms, such as MD5-hashes passwords in Linux, > support longer passwords. > > You did not say which authentication modules you're using. You're > probably using one of the system password modules, meaning that you're > pretty much using system passwords. > This appears to be distro dependent, especially in the enforcing of the 8-character rule when setting passwords. SuSE seem to enforce strictly, Slackware on the other hand is happy to accept whatever reasonable length you supply. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
