In a message dated 11/15/2006 6:55:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Joan, Can you expand, if possible, on why it is a security issue? I've never understood why users can't choose their own password for freepages, since other secure servers allow password changes based on choice. I don't want to cause a debate. I'd just like to understand better the reasoning behind this fact. Judy Judy- Most places at RootsWeb that currently require a password are not security issues and allow you to choose your own password. When you choose your own password many people choose names like a surname they are researching or something very easy to guess--including a password they use for other purposes, making it easy for a cracker to hack into the password-protected resource. When that resource is a Post-em Note or your own WorldConnect GEDCOM or a mailing list or message board admin page ONLY those specific resources would be compromised if someone did access them. It wouldn't put security of a server at risk. It is different with a web site account password as there is a certain amount of server access you have with a web account and therefore it requires a greater degree of security. Joan

Thank you for the explanation! It helped. On 11/15/06, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In a message dated 11/15/2006 6:55:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Joan, > > Can you expand, if possible, on why it is a security issue?