[Python-Dev] [OT] Re: getpass and stdin

[Charles Cazabon]

Shaya Potter <spotter at cs.columbia.edu> wrote:
> Leif Walsh wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Shaya Potter <spotter at cs.columbia.edu> wrote:
> >>  the -p <PASSWD> option is not good on multi user systems
> >>  the -p <PASSFILE> option is not particularly good on NFS based systems
> >>  (have to trust every user on every machine with access to NFS share)
> > 
> > You seem somehow both worried about security, yet too lazy to type in
> > your password.  I think at some point, one of those concerns is going
> > to have to give.

That was exactly what I've been telling this user on the getmail mailing list
for the last week.  Apologies that he's decided to bother you with it.

Charles
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