Posted by Mary Pegg on 05/18/06 16:59

Andy Jeffries wrote:

> True, but it's also then a pain in the ass to retrieve other attributes
> relating to the logged in user (real name, DOB, email address).
>
> Also if your database is open to the world on port 3306 (it shouldn't be,
> but you never know - someone may feel they have a justifiable reason) then
> you're gifting them access to be able to examine the table/database
> structure.

Hey, I don't think it's a good idea - I'm just pointing out the
side-effects.

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