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From: Dave_Brent@MTSG.UBC.CA
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Limitations imposed by AppleShare's User Authentication Method (UAM)..
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Date: 16 Aug 90 03:03:10 GMT
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Actually, I just looked at the man page for passwd and it states that there 
is an 8 character limit on the password (although longer passwords will 
be accepted)
 
... Dave