[techtalk] Slightly OT: My dopey sysadmin strikes again!

[stephanie1200 at netscape.net]

What did you say your IP address was??

j/k =)

Kath <ranger at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> <rant>
> We have a web based homework assignment doo hickey.
> 
> He has started giving me names of teachers who to participate in it and starts giving me the teachers names and the password HE wants.  And they are absolutely retarded.  If the user's name is Joe Smith, he puts the password down as "joes" or if the user's name is Mary Turnkey "maryt". =O
> 
> We are a hack waiting to happen :|
> 
> At least it isn't actual accounts on the server, just access to one page via PHP/MySQL, but I can imagine the porn popups now when some elementary school kid goes to click on their homework.
> 
> We don't even md5 the passwords, since the teachers are rather forgetful and we like to be able to look up their passwords via the console.  sigh :(
> 
> </rant>
> 
> - Kath the Frustrated
> 
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