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echo: locsysop
to: Frank Malcolm
from: Paul Edwards
date: 1996-02-07 08:26:00
subject: this

PE> PE> Hmmmm, you're the only person who's ever reported this problem,
PE> PE> so I've decided that you're a wanker that can't spell.  BFN.  Paul.

PE> FM> Hardly surprising, when (I assume) very few of your callers do anything
PE> FM> except point, and even fewer want to leave you a message.

PE> Tell that to Bill.  He seems to be under the impression that
PE> the first person who reports a problem should be discounted
PE> as a biassed opinion or something, rather than someone who
PE> actually made the effort to report a problem.

FM> Well don't slag off at me, I *did* actually report the problem.

Don't tell me, tell Bill!

FM> Oh, have you fixed it yet?

No, I hate Maximus.

PE> FM> And, unless they point off you or use another BBS to send you a
PE> message,
PE> FM> they *can't* report it anyway! Catch-22!

PE> Yeah, it's a problem.  Good lesson for not losing your password,
PE> hey what!

FM> Good lesson to not have brain-dead software, which requires different
FM> passwords for an on-line session cf a point, and then requires you to
FM> repeat it in a bloody .TIC file! Bloody Hell!

So your pin number at Westpac and NAB are the same are they?
Considering you got to chose both passwords for the system,
I have a fair idea where I apportion the blame.

FM> I have absolutely no idea what password I used whenever I first logged
FM> on to TML. 

And whose fault do you reckon that is?

FM> I know exactly what my point password is, it's a meaningless
FM> combination of letters very similar to Rod Speed's point name. :-)

So if you took as much care with the other password as this one,
you wouldn't have a problem.

FM> Actually, I just checked my "template" .TIC file - it
still had the old
FM> password which you insisted I change for reasons with which I still
FM> don't agree. I'm surprised your brain-dead software picked up the
FM> maybebug.zip. I've updated the template.

That is surprising, you normally get security failures.  I did
upgrade Yatic recently (4 months ago or something) to cope with
the large number of points defined (was max of 30).

PE> FM> Er, what can't I spell?

PE> I can't remember.  Maybe I was talking about "Y" for
"Yell" or
PE> something.  BFN.  Paul.

FM> Eh? How would *you* spell "Yell"? Rebel?

It was also likely a joke.  Or at least meant to be as ridiculous
as Bill's claims.  BFN.  Paul.
@EOT:

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