Password removal for dial up on OE6

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Maggotdrowner

Could anyone throw some light on this prob..Set up OE6 to all my
settings, USER NAME, PASSWORD, etc...but for some reason each time I
try to send & receive through OE6 (set to connect this way and then
disconnect after), the password has changed...How do I know??? My
password is about 6 digits long and the one it comes up with is
16...Hmmm...If However I connect through the ISP shortcut on my
desktop all goes nice and smooth and I connect fine...
I`ve never used a 16 digit password on the pc(i`d never remember it),
so i dont know where OE got it from.

Thanks in Advance
 
Maggotdrowner said:
Could anyone throw some light on this prob..Set up OE6 to all my
settings, USER NAME, PASSWORD, etc...but for some reason each time I
try to send & receive through OE6 (set to connect this way and then
disconnect after), the password has changed...How do I know??? My
password is about 6 digits long and the one it comes up with is
16...Hmmm...If However I connect through the ISP shortcut on my
desktop all goes nice and smooth and I connect fine...
I`ve never used a 16 digit password on the pc(i`d never remember it),
so i dont know where OE got it from.

Thanks in Advance
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Nothing's wrong. XP disguises the actual password length by always
showing 16 characters.
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The change in the number of characters in the password dialog box is a
feature of Windows XP for security purposes. The actual password hasn't
been changed. But someone trying to guess what your password might be is
thrown off track by the added number of characters. If you're still able
to connect there isn't any problem.
 
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