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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!TAMVM1.BITNET!CBARNES
  3. Message-ID: <ADVISE-L%93012116590773@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.advise-l
  5. Date:         Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:55:43 CST
  6. Sender:       User Services List <ADVISE-L@UGA.BITNET>
  7. From:         Chris Barnes <CBARNES@TAMVM1.BITNET>
  8. Subject:      Re: Ascii Dictionary Needed
  9. In-Reply-To:  Message of Thu, 21 Jan 1993 11:49:44 CST from <MOSWALD@UNMCVM>
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  11.  
  12. On Thu, 21 Jan 1993 11:49:44 CST Mike Oswald said:
  13. >Help!  Anyone know whether there is an ASCII Dictionary available?  The
  14. >random passwords that I generated won't fly with our customers.  They
  15. >have complained about how hard it is to remember them (eg. EB4335).  I know,
  16. >you would think they could change it, right?  What a pain!
  17. >
  18. >So what I'm left with is trying to locate an ascii dictionary or some source
  19. >that will allow me to extract or print to a file a large number of common
  20. >words.
  21. >
  22. >Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks.
  23.  
  24. .soapbox on
  25. Have them go out and buy copies of the book _The Cuckoo's Egg_ . It
  26. speaks of all the ills of passwords found in a dictionary (besides
  27. being a fun book to read).  JUST SAY NO.
  28. .soapbox off
  29.  
  30.       -----------------------------------------------------
  31. Chris Barnes            |   President - Bryan/College Station
  32. cbarnes@tamvm1.tamu.edu |         Retriever Club.
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  34. (409) 845-4437 (work)   |               the retrieving breeds"
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