FW: Processing Password Questions

[Bill Campbell]

On Tue, Dec 27, 2005, Bob Stockler wrote:
>Gary Olman wrote (on Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 06:49:18PM -0500):
>
>| You have told me before to use a site password. I guess I am just a little
>| hesitant (also know as wuss).
>| What happens if in the middle of a automatic process the PW is requested.
>| Or when will the PW be asked for. I have a client and I keep a copy of his
>| processes
>| on my computer.  If I use the same site PW on him will I be okay.? I have
>| about 8 fp processes
>| that run one after the other automatically, once the menu item is started.
>| 
>| PS I put this up on the fplist, I hope you don't mind
>
>Contrary to Nancy's advice, I advise NOT using site passwords.
>
>I've never seen the need for them, nor their benefit.
>
>On the other hand, I've seen a lot of instances where they were
>only the cause of problems (such as you experienced).
>
>How about a vote here?  All in favor or disfavor of using
>site passwords register your vote.

I've always thought they were more trouble than they're worth.

If a customer modifies something and blows it, it's more billable
work to fix it.

I've never worried about customers reselling their custum systems.
If they were competent to sell and support them, they probably
wouldn't be coming to us in the first place.

It's one of those things that could cause me legal grief if the
customer's one of the litigation happy folks who could use that
as something to beat me over the head.

Bill
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