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Date:	Tue, 27 May 2003 10:59:09 +0200
From:	Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: is getpass function in cygwin obsolete?
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On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 04:40:53PM +0800, Carlo Florendo wrote:
> So does my alternative mean that I'd implement my own routine to read passwords with nothing at all being echoed, or is there a

yes

> newer function that has overridden getpass and is provided under cygwin?

no

Corinna

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