From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Jan 31 14:57:55 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA17278 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:57:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from rustler.gwc.cccd.edu (rustler.gwc.cccd.edu [159.115.129.108]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA17273 for ; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:57:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from mpeer (mpeer.csc.gwc.cccd.edu [159.115.129.100]) by rustler.gwc.cccd.edu (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA19756; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:57:48 -0800 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19970131230232.00bb6864@rustler.gwc.cccd.edu> X-Sender: mpeer@rustler.gwc.cccd.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 15:02:32 -0800 To: "Jason Wilson" From: Michael Peer Subject: Re: Password change via Web page Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 11:51 AM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: >On Jan 30, 6:08pm, Brandon Gillespie wrote: >> Subject: Re: Password change via Web page >> > Does anyone know of a method whereby a user can change his or her password >> > via a web page just using netscape or any other common browser? [ snip ] >The script doesn't necessarily have to run as root. The way we do it here is >the cgi contacts our POP Password server (written by Qualcomm) and lets it do >the password change. This isn't any less secure than letting a user >telnet/ftp/pop3 into your server since the password is sent cleartext anyways. I have been working on that idea, but I don't have mine done. Wouild you mind sharing? I hate reinventing the wheel. > >Jason > >-- >Uniquest On-Line Services Tel: +1 (613) 345-6061 >173 King St. W. Fax: +1 (613) 345-6062 >Brockville, Ontario Brockville's first and only >K6V 3R6 full service Internet Provider. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Peer Data Electronics Technician I Golden West College Computer Services Center 15744 Goldenwest St. Huntington Beach, CA 92647 e-mail: mpeer@gwc.cccd.edu Voice: (714)892-7711 ext 55067 WWW: http://pioneer.gwc.cccd.edu FAX: (714)895-8980