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Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 15:12:19 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Tim Van Holder <tim DOT van DOT holder AT pandora DOT be>
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Subject: Re: Status update (Smalltalk/Python)
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Tim Van Holder wrote:

> > I wonder: isn't this dangerous?  Won't we get problems with some 
> > over-zealous programs that might not like empty passwords?
> > 
> > (Also, a non-empty password might be less dull ;-)
> Wasn't sure what to use for a value though; would apps expect
> crypt()'ed values or plaintext?

Could people who can access Unix and GNU/Linux boxes please look what 
they do?

> And what would be a good value? Maybe we could select one randomly
> from "secret", "password" and "god" :-)
> I'm open to suggestions...

I suggest to start a contest for the best password.

Let me begin with a suggestion:

	"Don't panic!"

(That should go well with the UID and GID or 42.)

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