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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!agate!tfs.com!rootl
From: rootl@tfs.com (Local Manager)
Subject: ref.tfs.com
Message-ID: <1993Feb4.024429.2711@tfs.com>
Reply-To: julian@ref.tfs.com
Organization: Trw Financial Systems
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1993 02:44:29 GMT
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Well, it happenned.
Some jokers started using it for cracking.

I was waiting for it to happen of course.

the guest account now has a passwd of guest
(not really a problem, but it allows some of my scripts to work better)
If you have an account on ref, try it out.
If your passwd has been changed, then either someone has taken it
or I have changed it because people were using it.
In either case let me know.

If you don't claim your accounts and I have changed the passwd
on them, or have reason to believe that the original owner is
not the present user, I will delete the account.

If you have been a consistent user you need not worry, however
please do check your account, and maybe change the passwd.
PARTICULARLY change the passwd if the word you used before
was in the dictionary or is one of the standard 'easy' passwds
(e.g. your name backwards orr your initials with dots between them)

On another topic.
My employment with TFS will come to a close in 6 weeks and I will
be returning to Australia.

While there are several 386BSD users in TFS, it is probable that
ref will be re-absorbed into the pool of PCs. It is presently under my control
but when I go.......

If you have a good machine actually on the internet, and would volunteer
to run a similar service, let me know and I can help you set it up..


julian
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