Password with £ symbol

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Tim

Hi all,

We're using entourage on exchange 2003, and entourage doesn't seem to allow
passwords with a £ (pound) symbol. (shift + 3 on a UK keyboard)

The password field doesn't even allow it to be entered. (i.e. No € is
echoed)

The account details otherwise are correct, works on outlook, on OWA etc. As
soon as I remove the £ in the password, it works fine then in Entourage.

Is this a known issue? I can't seem to find references to it online.

Thanks,

Tim
 
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Jolly Roger

Hi all,

We're using entourage on exchange 2003, and entourage doesn't seem to allow
passwords with a £ (pound) symbol. (shift + 3 on a UK keyboard)
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It's not a good idea to use extended characters in passwords anyway.

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Diane

I'll check on this and get back.

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On 10/3/07 12:04 PM, in article C329A647.9CBB5%[email protected],

Hi all,

We're using entourage on exchange 2003, and entourage doesn't seem to allow
passwords with a £ (pound) symbol. (shift + 3 on a UK keyboard)

The password field doesn't even allow it to be entered. (i.e. No € is
echoed)

The account details otherwise are correct, works on outlook, on OWA etc. As
soon as I remove the £ in the password, it works fine then in Entourage.

Is this a known issue? I can't seem to find references to it online.

Thanks,

Tim
 
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Paul Williams

It's not a good idea to use extended characters in passwords anyway.
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Oh really? Why not? And what's an "extended" character in your argot? Just
asking... there's no "side" to my question.

regards, Pw
 
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Jolly Roger

Oh really?
Yes.

Why not?
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Because characters outside that range can be interpreted differently on
different platforms and environments, it's not a good idea to use such
characters in passwords.
And what's an "extended" character in your argot?
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Any character outside of the standard ASCII 128 characters. More info here:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascii>

Just asking... there's no "side" to my question.
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Well that's a relief. : )

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Jon Connell

Jolly said:
It's not a good idea to use extended characters in passwords anyway.
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That rather depends upon the password systems you're using. If you never
use your password on a NIS-authenticated or ancient UNIX system, for
example, then there's no reason to limit yourself to 8 characters.

Jon
 
J

Jolly Roger

That rather depends upon the password systems you're using. If you
never use your password on a NIS-authenticated or ancient UNIX system,
for example, then there's no reason to limit yourself to 8 characters.
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Password length is not what I meant by "extended characters". I'm
talking about extended ASCII characters as opposed to official or
standard ASCII characters.

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Jon Connell

Jolly said:
Password length is not what I meant by "extended characters". I'm
talking about extended ASCII characters as opposed to official or
standard ASCII characters.
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Password length was just an example. There will be plenty of systems
that allow rather more than 7-bit characters. Or do you suggest than
non-English speakers learn English to enter passwords that will work on
all systems under the sun regardless of whether they will ever encounter
them?

Jon
 
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Jolly Roger

Password length was just an example. There will be plenty of systems
that allow rather more than 7-bit characters.
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Yes, and there are also plenty that *don't* accept more than 7-bit
characters. What will happen when you try to use that password on such
systems? Answer: it won't work - you'll be locked out. I've been
there and done that. It's not fun to diagnose.
Or do you suggest than non-English speakers learn English to enter
passwords that will work on all systems under the sun regardless of
whether they will ever encounter them?
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Do you have to work at being a jerk, or does it just come naturally?

Look, I simply stated "it's not a good idea". If you want to shoot
yourself in the foot, nobody here is going to stop you. Enjoy!

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