Surely!  ;-)
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richard

"Maglinger, Paul" <pmaglin...@scvl.com> wrote on 09/21/2009 10:00:55 AM:

> Unix interprets the "@" in passwords as a kill command.  And please,
> call me Paul.  :-)
> 
> From: Charles Whitby [mailto:charles.whi...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:57 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Special characters in passwords

> See Mr Maglinger's response.  If you're in a mixed environment 
> Unix/Linux interprets strings with the @ as e-mail addresses

> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Joseph Heaton <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> 
wrote:
> Are you sure?  Microsoft lists the asterisk as one of the 
> recommended special characters...
> 
> Was your issue with a specific application/version of Windows? 
> Maybe they've fixed that issue.
> 
> Joe L. Heaton
> 
> >>> "Kim Longenbaugh" <k...@colonialsavings.com> 9/21/2009 7:40 AM >>>
> Yeah, asterisks don't work...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov]
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:34 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Special characters in passwords
> 
> Anyone know of any special characters that can NOT be used in Windows
> passwords?
> 
> Joseph L. Heaton
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