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  1. Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!news.csuohio.edu!bio4!senturia
  3. From: senturia@bio4.csuohio.edu (J B Senturia)
  4. Subject: Re: Login Name Administration & Conventions
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan21.202309.1900@news.csuohio.edu>
  6. Sender: news@news.csuohio.edu (USENET News System)
  7. Organization: Cleveland State University, Biology Dept
  8. X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
  9. References: <farrell-210193112617@bwayman.abq.bdm.com>
  10. Distribution: usa
  11. Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:23:09 GMT
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  14. Unix system V "requires" (read enforces) an EIGHT character login name.
  15. Unix system V also "requires" a minimum of SIX and a MAXIMUM of EIGHT
  16.      significant characters for passwords (although root may override)
  17.      --override the lower limit that is--
  18. Machine names have been traditionally limited to SIX characters -- why?
  19.   UUCP names?
  20.  
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  22. Jerome B. Senturia        | uucp: {uunet}!cwjcc!ncoast!csubio!senturia
  23. Department of Biology         | Internet: senturia@bio4.csuohio.edu
  24. Cleveland State University    | Telephone: (216)687-2411
  25. Cleveland, Ohio 44115        | "I didn't do it and I won't do it again."
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