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seth vidal skvidal at phy.duke.edu
Tue Jan 13 18:06:49 UTC 2004


> And anyway this warning is bad security-wise. And it's stupid - it
> implies caps are bad for passwords when they are no worse than any other
> character.
> 
> Much better to add a message on login failure asking to check caps and
> numlock status - with maybe sample drawings/animations of where those
> keys are usually located and what symbols are printed on them. On most
> euro keyboards there is no "caps lock" label printed anywhere near the
> caps key.
> 
> The current warning is cryptic and confusing for a non-technical user.
> 

but it makes sysadmins feel so good when you get a call about someone
not being able to login.

and you ask them ' does it say 'YOUR CAPS LOCK IS ON'' on the screen?

And they say 'yes'

and you say 'well.....'

it's a fun thing.

-sv






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