Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:59:13 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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> Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 11:09:16 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Alain Magloire" <alain AT qnx DOT com>
> > 
> > Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Tim Van Holder wrote:
> > > > 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?
> 
> Crypt.

I think emulating encrypted password is way too much.  Would some
application mind if we return a clear-text password?  Would they even
know?