System V 3.2 password setting and /etc/default/login

[Pete Holsberg]

In article <1990Oct26.111444.11441 at uhura.neoucom.EDU> wtm at uhura.neoucom.EDU (Bill Mayhew) writes:
=I tried to mail to Pete, but there seems to be a bug in address
=resolution at neoucom (again! arrrrrgggh).

	Thanks, Bill.

=The offending password
=for nuucp may be clipped out by root running passmgt(1) on nuucp's
=account.
=
=Also, the factory delivered condition of /etc/default/login(4) is
=to have the PASSREQ=YES set.  This is why nuucp keeps being
=prompted to set password.  The root account may edit the file and
=change to NO to get rid of the offending prompt.  In a way, PASSREQ
=is a bit silly, as no responsible system operator should create
=user accounts without initial passwords.

So what's the diff between setting up nuucp as an anonymous uucp login
without a password, and publishing the password in the NJ USENET map? 
And don't call me irresponsible!  ;-)

Pete
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