Re: bug or feature?
On Fri, 1 Aug 1997, David Wright wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Aug 1997, E.L. Meijer (Eric) wrote:
>
> > Furthermore I always wondered why there is a limitation of 8 characters.
> > Wouldn't it be a lot harder to crack passwords if only they were
> > allowed to be a little longer?
>
> Agreed.
> --
Isn't that the point of using shadow passwords? Aren't they much longer?
Chris.
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