On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:55:05 -0400, "Paul B. Gallagher"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>JohnW-Mpls wrote:
>
>> This may be of interest to those who pass out passwords for others to
>> use. (Presumably we all can cope with our own passwords. {grin})
>>
>> MS uses alphanumeric characters in its Product ID codes (those strings
>> of 5 groups of 5 characters each, 25 in all). I got a new product
>> with a normal MS ID code but included in the paperwork was list of 12
>> characters MS never uses - EUL AOS IZN 105 - I assume to avoid
>> customer misreading of the characters.
>>
>> It has been been fun to guess why any character causes a problem.
>> Though MS always prints codes in upper case they may well consider
>> that some people are bound to try lower case - and that presents the
>> rationale for some of the 12.
>
>OK, I can see the potential for confusion when scribbling eight of these
>(O/0, S/5, L/1/I, Z/2 -- though "2" isn't excluded). Any ideas for the
>other four (EUAN)? They don't spell "Apple"...
>
I think they are look-a-likes - easily misread. Three pairs are: N/M,
U/V and E/B (I've had trouble with B/8). A - I dunno!
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JohnW-Mpls
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