>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Makepeace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Paul> The traditional restrictions on web usernames are things like only Paul> alphanumerics, and usually lowercase to reduce user confusion/burden Paul> remembering. Paul> I was wondering, why? They seem quite arbitrary in the modern day world. Paul> Why not allow (embedded) whitespace, punctuation, and so on? BasicAuth with htpasswd files would break. Otherwise, they're really a lot more flexible. But just try doing tech support with "31337D#d3" as a username. :) -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!
