Posted by dorayme on 06/11/07 02:03

In article <GNednf8l39FOPvHbnZ2dnUVZ_ujinZ2d@comcast.com>,
Ed Mullen <ed@edmullen.net> wrote:

> dorayme wrote:
> > In article
> > <1181481870.388684.319820@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
> > "Roy A." <royarneskar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > ...
> >
> > If I may change tack here but on the general subject:
> >
> > At <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL> after "Here is a typical
> > URI dissected:" is (a colourful image of) text in which a
> > "password" is attached after "user:"
> >
> > Anyone know anything about this password possibility? An example
> > of a practical use would be welcome.
> >
> Some use it to log into an FTP account using Windows Explorer/Internet
> Explorer. Not a very secure practice to have a URL stored in your
> bookmarks or favorites with a username and password in plain text.

OK, thanks.

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dorayme

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