usernames

[Net Llama!]

On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Randy Donohoe wrote:
> In trying to set up sendmail on Libranet 2.7 we're having problems with
> periods in usernames. Libranet won't let you use periods in usernames,
> so we're going in to the password files and changing them manually. Are
> we creating security problems? Why won't some programs let you use
> puncuation marks?

Redhat doesn't seem to have a problem with periods (.).  However, other
types of punctuation would be bad, since they can have special meanings.

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