Simple Password Strength Checker Review Help needed

[Aahz]

In article <7xfx5sxbmw.fsf at ruckus.brouhaha.com>,
Paul Rubin  <no.email at nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>From a security point of view, the concept
>of "password strength checking" is pretty dubious.  If you want secure
>passwords, generate them from a random number source and assign them to
>the users.  Don't have the users make up their own passwords.  It's
>relatively (compared to using a computer file exposed to remote internet
>attacks) for users to write down the the random passwords on paper, as
>long as they're a little bit careful.  As Bruce Schneier put it:
>
>    "My wallet is already a secure container; it has valuable things in
>    it, and I have a lifetime of experience keeping it safe. Adding a
>    piece of paper with my passwords seems like a natural thing to do."

Actually, I treat my wallet as a source of trouble and only keep
replaceable items in it.
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