[Info-vax] OT: Review your password-checking $acm[w] calls

[Paul Sture]

VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:

> In article <26bsja-8gn.ln1 at news.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> writes:
>>On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:41:06 -0400, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>
>>> On 2013-10-24 10:06:31 +0000, Stephen Hoffman said:
>>> 
>>>> The following is an OpenVMS Programming Public Service Announcement for
>>>> both of the folks that are still reading this comp.os.vms newsgroup,
>>>> still programming VMS, using sys$acm[w] to check the user passwords,
>>>> please check your $acm[w] system service call source code...
>>>> 
>>>> If you neglected to include the logon type (ACME$_LOGON_TYPE) itemcode
>>>> as network (ACME$K_NETWORK) — which requires the IMPERSONATE privilege;
>>>> formerly known as DETACH — then your calls will work just fine in most
>>>> conditions...
>>> 
>>> Additional recent experiences with $acm[w], via Jim Duff:
>>> <http://www.eight-cubed.com/blog/archives/001271.html>
>>
>>From Jim's article:
>>
>>" And to make matters worse, OpenVMS Engineering still haven't fixed the 
>>documentation feedback form that produces a page not found error when you 
>>hit the submit button."
>>
>>Link:
>><http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/fb_doc.html>
>
> HP should hire CGI Federal to do their web site for better results!  <*ducks*>

<http://www.policymic.com/articles/69807/cgi-federal-here-s-why-healthcare-gov-is-so-screwed-up>

"CGI, a 36 year-old firm that handles over $8 billion in government
contracts with some lobbying activities on the side, is hardly unique."

Should that read as follows?

"CGI, a 36 year-old firm whose chief activity is lobbying government,
handles over $8 billion contracts on the side..."