Hi Martin,
Am 2005-04-16 16:17:13, schrieb martin f krafft:
> Why the heck is it password protected anyway? It's already in the
> home directory, so ~/.cycle should be permission 700. And root can
> get at the data with or without password (just wait until you enter
> it, then get the data from memory).
I use 'chmod 0700' directories since years.
> I understand it's somewhat personal data, but not really much more
> than your email and the like.
Ssee the ~/.fetchmailrc which contain the $USER passwords for his/her
E-Mail accounts. fetchmail refuse to work, if it is world or group
readable.
> Symmetric password encryption must die!
ACK
Greetings
Michelle
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