lameness

["Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () nfr net>]

In the category of "ought to know better...." I got this E-mail
today from Network Solutions. I own a bunch of domains. I suspect
a lot of you who read this list do. I suspect you'll all be
happy to know that they've created you an E-mail account under
your name, with a totally predictable user-name and password. :-P

The risks should be obvious. These are the guys who are running
the DNS. They should know something about security. :(

> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:00:29 -0400
> From: Network Solutions<netsol1 () INTEGRAM ORG>
> Reply-To: Network Solutions<netsol1 () INTEGRAM ORG>
> Subject: Important information about your domain name account
>
> Dear Marcus Ranum,
[...]
> 3. Lastly, we are pleased to offer you a FREE e-mail account using our new dot com now mail service. Because it's 
> Web-based, you can use it in the office, at home or on the road. You'll need the following information to set up your 
> account:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Login name:  ranum
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Password:    ranumnsi

By the way, I post this to officially repudiate any mail originating
from that account.

mjr.
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Marcus J. Ranum, CEO, Network Flight Recorder, Inc.
work - http://www.nfr.net
home - http://www.clark.net/pub/mjr