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Sun, 14 Jun 1998 22:39:05 -0600
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Re: passwords
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On Mon, 15 Jun 1998 09:29:54 +1000, "CLARKE, Paul (M23)"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Another point to inform list owners is that their personal password is
>accessible! It can be read in the listserv.log file by those with access to
>the file.

Yes, this is generally only the Site Admin, or people with root access to the
server who can use their privileged status to do whatever, and don't need to
know your Owner Password anyway.  In other words, it is not a realistic
concern.

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