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Re: Automate user/pass transmission?

From gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki)
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.networking
Subject Re: Automate user/pass transmission?
Date 2013-12-07 12:45 +0000
Organization ATMAN - ATM S.A.
Message-ID <gof.1386420225.23876@somewhere.invalid> (permalink)
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Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> wrote:

> Well, I thought it was obvious already that passwords on the command
> line is a Really Bad Idea.

It all depends on the configuration. If he for example has his personal 
LAN with two computers, without other users and without connection to 
the Internet, then I would justify it. Maybe security doesn't matter in 
this specific case, we don't know.

But in most cases you're right.

AW

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Automate user/pass transmission? Dieter Braun <dbraun@gmx.net> - 2013-11-25 10:36 +0100
  Re: Automate user/pass transmission? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-11-25 10:13 +0000
  Re: Automate user/pass transmission? Jamma Tino Schwarze <jamma-usenet@tisc.de> - 2013-11-25 10:14 +0000
    Re: Automate user/pass transmission? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-11-25 21:24 +0000
      Re: Automate user/pass transmission? gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki) - 2013-12-03 13:53 +0000
        Re: Automate user/pass transmission? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-12-03 17:25 +0000
          Re: Automate user/pass transmission? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-12-04 23:14 +0000
            Re: Automate user/pass transmission? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-12-04 23:24 +0000
              Re: Automate user/pass transmission? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-12-07 09:40 +0000
                Re: Automate user/pass transmission? gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki) - 2013-12-07 12:45 +0000
            Re: Automate user/pass transmission? gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki) - 2013-12-07 12:43 +0000

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