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From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com>
To: "Michael V. Harding" <mvh@netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: Longer passwords in 2.2.5
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On Sat, 20 Sep 1997, Michael V. Harding wrote:

> Let's put these instructions in the handbook, FAQ, O.K.?  It would be
> nice to know it was there if I need it in the future...
> 
> Also, are there any side effects if I change this on a running system?
> Would I need to flush 'wtmp', etc?  I have a system with about 100
> e-mail (pop) clients - what would I need to do to make passwords
> longer on a live system?

  Longer passwords?  If you use md5 passwords in passwd, they are already
pretty long.  If you use DES, you are stuck with its limits.

> -- Mike Harding
> 
> 

Tom