> Every ISP I've ever dealt with stores your password in plaintext. If this > were not true, they would not be able to tell you what it is. I've worked tech support at two ISPs and known many people who have worked at others. I've never heard of an ISP that stored passwords in plaintext. > The risk is that someone else could use your account to access the > Internet. Apparently that's a risk the ISPs are willing to take. So > exposing your ISP password in plaintext on your own computer is really no > more of a risk than you are already exposed to. That's a silly thing to say. Even if there are a couple ISPs out there that store passwords in plaintext, it's hardly the norm, and it's foolish to base your own habits on that assumption. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Scarborough Web Systems Administrator University of Chicago/NSIT (773) 834-7740 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now listening to: Kanuni Garbis - "Ninno Yavrum" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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