Re: ACk, bad password

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From: Drew Lawson
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00

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	sean mcknew <fuel@thrashing.org> writes:
>Hello
>
>Just noticed that my email program has been givning me invalid password
>messages.  Same w/ my ftp program, and telnet program.  However, I am still
>able to connect to my account, just can't do anything w/ my account, such as
>check my email.  

I assume that "connect to my account" means make a PPP connection.

Remember that your PPP password and your shell account password
(used for mail and FTP) aren't the same.  Apparently you are using
the correct PPP password byt not the correct shell password.

Maybe someone has hacked your account and changed the shell password?
Call the support line (I don't know the number, look at the web
page) and ask them to change your shell password.  I don't know
the process at Best.  They may mail the new password to you by
snail-mail.

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Subject: Re: ACk, bad password
Date: 1998/07/28
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