Re: binkp 1.1?

Robert Wolfe <[email protected]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:30:01 -0400
Newsgroups alt.bbs.mystic
Organization Dragon's Lair BBS
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 01 Jun 2026, Nick Boel said the following...

 NB> Hey IB!
 NB>
 NB> On Sun, 31 May 2026 12:30:50 -0600, you wrote:
 NB>
 NB>  > This did cost me a couple days of frustration... Why were the
 NB>  > non-WildCat mailers more forgiving??  I don't know... Whatever was in
 NB>  > their code should be added.
 NB>
 NB> I don't think it's about being forgiving. Case sensitivity and breaking
 NB> the  old eight character limit allows for many more password
 NB> combinations. I would  chalk those old limits up to security flaws in
 NB> this day and age.

agreed.

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