17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
"R. J. Harvey" writes:
At 10:20 AM 1/18/96 -0500, Perry wrote:
The noise levels around here are getting astounding.
Posts on windows registration wizards, gun control, unemployment,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well, I'm sure you're correct on most of those, but the post on Microsoft using ENCRYPTED databases of competitor programs as part of its plan to surreptitiously
Actually, the database isn't encrypted -- its plaintext -- and the wizard isn't surreptitious and tells you everything its doing and lets you stop it if you like. In short, the topic has no cryptography or security relevance *AT ALL*. The posts on Microsoft's bad encryption for Windows passwords are perfectly relevant, and I hope people don't confuse these issues. Perry