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Date:      Fri, 29 Sep 2000 00:26:56 -0400 (EDT)
From:      jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: stuck on MD5 passwd's, host to revert to DES
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009290023040.34524-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009282059430.63209-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Sep 28 Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Jim Mercer wrote:
> 
> > the reason i ask, is that if people cvsup without seeing or noticing this,
> > they may not realize until too late that the new passwords are md5.
> > 
> > anyone using nis with non-freebsd systems might get really upset.
> 
> It should have been documented. It still can be :-)

A change of this magnitude to default system behavior should have
been preceded by a HEADS UP to the stable list, IMO.  Would have
save me several hours of aggravation.

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