Re: another "gotcha"

["David Sysko" <DAVIDS@neokraft.com>]

On 2 Mar 00, at 21:52, Jim Hart wrote:

> In moving to the new server, there was no way to move the passwords.  The
> Macintosh and Linux encode passwords differently.  So, when I set up the
> accounts, I set them up with _no_ password.  This is, obviously, a
> security problem.  For those who know how, use a telnet program to log in
> to www.avcnet.org, and use the "passwd" command to give yourself a
> password.

OK, I  tried telnet to www.avcnet.org, received the login prompt, 
tried my old username and no password, then again with my old 
password, then some creative guesses, but I was rejected. Have I 
missed the (insecure) window of opportunity?

--David