On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 09:01 PM, Ron & Tamara wrote:
> I > always see 8 dots, no matter what I do. Why in the world would the OS do > such a dumb thing like that??? > It was done as an effort to further confuse intruders that were attempting to figure out what your password is. It at least gave hackers a small delay any way. My mailbox has really swelled due to this thread. I am a subscriber to both the GLIST and the PCI lists and not a digester. Threads like this on both really reek havock with my spare time trying to glean helpful info from OT saturated posts Any votes for killing it. ANDY3 -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
