I guess, that no matter how 'good' you may think your password is, if someone can read it in plain text somewhere on the net, be it using ftp or any other non-secure standard, it really doesn't matter if your password was 1"aDo��# or Dan, it would still be easy to catch, and that is much more likely that has happened, than someone actually guessed it.
Just my 2 cents Kim On 10/08/02 14:09, "Dan Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It wasn't in the dictionary, but it wasn't sufficiently obscure. > Frustrating thing is, I have a very good, very secure 6 character > password using upper and lower case plus numbers, but PayPal insisted on > something longer, so I had to come up with something on the fly. It > wasn't nearly as good. > > I learned my lesson. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
