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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: PASSWORD GUESSING (is trivial)
Message-ID: <19250@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 24 Aug 89 17:30:27 GMT
References: <1919@aucs.UUCP> <737@rwing.UUCP> <1043@accuvax.nwu.edu> <712@texsun.Central.Sun.COM>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <712@texsun.Central.Sun.COM> jthomp@hemaneh.Central.Sun.COM
(Jim Thompson  Sun Dallas IR) writes:
>Also, remember that when the Internet worm strode forth last Nov,
>it was as interested in 'ordinary Joe' passwords as others.  It 'used'
>the information gained about your password on 'this' system to attempt
>gaining access to 'that' system.

Nope.

It could have, but the code to do that was not present.
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