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Re: passwords
From: multics () ruserved com
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:13:36 -0500 (EST)
Only if you are sure they are selecting good passwords. It also depends on how secure your network is and the access path between the users and the mail server. If users are writing down or choosing insicure passwords due to problems remembering the new ones then you may be introducing more problems then you are solving.
Hello all, one of the favorite subjects in my company seems to be the strength of passwords. We force our users to change their mail password every 90 days. Does this make sense? Why? -- ullmic
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Current thread:
- passwords ullmic6 (Feb 18)
- RE: passwords Robert Sieber (Feb 19)
- RE: passwords Jeff Harris (Feb 20)
- Re: passwords simsjs (Feb 19)
- Re: passwords multics (Feb 19)
- Re: passwords jl (Feb 20)
- Re: passwords Ross Nelson (Feb 19)
- RE: passwords Tim V - DZ (Feb 19)
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- Re: passwords eer7y3n0h (Feb 19)
- Re: passwords Chris Berry (Feb 19)
- RE: passwords Robinson, Sonja (Feb 19)
- RE: passwords Vince Dang (Feb 20)
- RE: passwords Chris Berry (Feb 20)
- Re: passwords Chris Berry (Feb 20)
- RE: passwords Shanna Daly (Feb 20)
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- RE: passwords Robert Sieber (Feb 19)