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Date:      Wed, 29 May 1996 13:01:33 -0500
From:      Randy Terbush <randy@zyzzyva.com>
To:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   8 character login limit
Message-ID:  <199605291801.NAA13588@sierra.zyzzyva.com>

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Can anyone shed some light on the reasons for this limit?

After a quick look, it would appear that the only thing that
trips on this limit is 'login'. I have not checked the getpw*()
functions.

Is it out of the question to remove this restriction?

Comments?







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