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Subject: Password validation
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Date: Wed, 11-Feb-87 17:28:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 11 17:28:00 1987
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You shouldn't use the INQUIRE statement to prompt for passwords.  Instead,
use READ SYS$COMMAND.  This is because the uparrow key, which is used to
recall previous commands, also recalls whatever you type in response to
the INQUIRE statement.  The READ statement does not keep what you type in
the recall buffer.