Re: get rid of Login Password?

From: TooManyPutters (RainyDay_at_TheSwamp.com)
Date: 09/15/05 

Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:49:30 GMT

"Peter T. Breuer" <ptb@oboe.it.uc3m.es> wrote in message
news:lt2pv2-004.ln1@news.it.uc3m.es...
> TooManyPutters <RainyDay@theswamp.com> wrote:
>> As the original poster, I did manage to set up automatic login, and I do
>> sit
>> behind a firewall. I may not have phrased my query correctly, but I just
>> don't understand how someone seeking help can be called "crazy" and
>> talking
>> in "psychobabble".
>
> Because that's what it IS! Do you have a problem with being told the
> truth? You spouted nonsense, including a fair sprinkling of buzzwords,
> in no semantic relation to each other that could be discerned by me!
>
> So please stop doing that. Talk slwly and sensically.
>
>
>> Just a cheap shot as far as I was concerned.
>
> No, it's not a cheap shot.
>
>> Why attack
>> someone.
>
> You're not being "attacked"! Where do you get that from? Do you feel
> whips across your body? Cease making drivelling noises and get your act
> together ahnd talk coherently. That's all! What would YOU say to
> somebody who came at you saying something like
>
> Oh, now I see that my idea about coaches was all funny because I
> thought the white side had the roses in, and now I see that I should
> have understood that the name of the wheel is what really makes the
> difference to whether or not I can rehash the thimble with success.
>
> I think you'd say "pull yourself together man, cease talking drivel,
> and start talking sense". How do you interpret it any other way!
>
>> Isn't this group here to help? (Enough said.)
>
> No, of course not! It's not a helpdesk! Did you see a sign out saying
> "soothing drinks avalable for free"? If you are going to get some help
> you are going to at least prove that you can speak in a straight line
> FIRST. Otherwise you are just a pain.
>
> The security message was quite clear - if you take away your front door
> because you don't like to have to use a key, don't you see a problem?
> What is unclear about that?
>
> Now, you can set up a console-specific login utility that will not
> require a password, but that only makes it unavailable to net snoopers,
> not driveby cleaner-ladies. If on the other hand you do what YOU
> suggested and remove the password, then anybody can get in from
> anywhere.
>
> What is unclear?
>
>
> Peter

The part about the drive-by cleaning lady. Is she using a wireless laptop?
It's been recommended here that I just ignore you. Bye!