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Article #179Re: unhappy about overloading finger
From: John G Dobnick
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 02:11
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 02:11
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From article <1992Jul23.032058.3292@reed.edu>, by nelson@reed.edu (Nelson Minar): > I think the "spousal name" thing is apocryphal, at least in the case > of UNIX machines on the Internet. Maybe so, maybe not so. At our site we _have_ found instances of users setting their password to their firsst name, as recorded in the GECOS field of the password file. Crack found these *really* quickly. Then _we_ found the users really quickly! :-) > Dunno, but Ultrix finger joyfully screws up on user "@". Try "finger > @@some.ultrix.machine.army.mil" - it's quite fun. Only if you use DEC's old, ancient, decrepit, (oh, and BROKEN) finger. (It's a real "neat" screwup, too! :-) ) Seems like most DEC sites don't even use their own software anymore. Interesting. -- John G Dobnick ATTnet: (414) 229-5727 Computing Services Division INTERNET: jgd@uwm.edu University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee UUCP: uunet!uwm!jgd "Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight." -- William Safire
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Newsgroups: comp.security.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gatech!destroyer!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!jgd From: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick) Subject: Re: unhappy about overloading finger Message-ID: <1992Jul24.021147.12585@uwm.edu> Originator: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu Sender: news@uwm.edu (USENET News System) Reply-To: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee References: <1992Jul23.032058.3292@reed.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 02:11:47 GMT Lines: 23