Re: 7 char passwords in WinVNC

James [Wez] Weatherall ()
Thu, 5 Mar 1998 12:06:02 +0000 (GMT)

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On Wed, 4 Mar 1998, Jeremy Bettis wrote:

> I noticed that passwords are limited to 7 characters in WinVNC Release 7.
> Is there some reason for this or is it a bug?

It's a bug. It should be limited to eight characters, to remain
compatible with the Unix getpassword routines. This bug is fixed in
Release 8 of WinVNC and above.

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James "Wez" Weatherall

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