On Friday, 2003-12-05 at 20:39:16 +0100, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > >> Dont know why and for which debian versions it is default, I have some > >> mixed > >> ones.
> > Why? Because it uses DES and DES uses 56 bit keys. Eight 7 bit chars > > give you exactly 56 bits... > *lol* > i was talking about "i dont know why it is default to use unsecure crypt() > instead of md5". If you find it funny I misunderstood you ... I don't find it funny I can't reply to you. Mail to your addess bounce. :-P > But I can think of something like "compatibility" (to what?) :) Ever heard about X/Open and their Unix standards? I'd bet they specify this in exceeding detail. Lupe Christoph -- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.lupe-christoph.de/ | | "Violence is the resort of the violent" Lu Tze | | "Thief of Time", Terry Pratchett |
