john-users - Re: generating a wordlist with john

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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:27:53 -0600
From: RB <aoz.syn@...il.com>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: generating a wordlist with john

> Let me start with saying I am not a programmer.  Why do you need a minimum length constraint?

This goes back to the idea that a computer will do precisely what you
tell it to do, even if it's not what you really mean.  With no
explicit minimum, any value under the maximum is legal - it's the same
concept that forces many locales to post both minimum and maximum
speeds on major highways.

RB

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