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Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP16853C75AC904D2DFE7215FD150@phx.gbl>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 09:12:19 +0200
From: Frank Dittrich <frank_dittrich@...mail.com>
To: john-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: New rule added to JtR, _N  reject the word unless
 it is N characters long

On 05/13/2012 03:58 AM, jfoug@....net wrote:
> Added a new rule, to reject a word unless it is a specific length.  This 'could' be done in the past with 2 rejection rules.  
> 
> Updated the doc/RULES file, and rules.c   Pretty trivial code change.

As you said, there is already a workaround (specify 2 rejection rules,
one with <, one with >).
I admit being able to use just one is more comfortable, and the
resulting rules could be easier to read.
But I am afraid we are running out of characters to name new, possibly
more important rules.

Frank

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