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How to change your own password
CuraNet recommends that you change your password every now and
then and that you never give your password to another person.
(Of course, you have to be connected
to CuraNet in order to change your password)
On most computers, simply clicking here
opens the password-change-program.
When this program is open, proceed with step 2.
If this link doesn't do anything, please proceed with step 1:
Step 1.
For windows 95/98/ME/XP/2000 users:
Go to the Start button
(bottom left of your screen) and then choose Run.
At Open, you type:
telnet tula.cura.net Press
OK.
Go to step 2. For windows 3.x users:
Double-click on the Telnet
icon in the Chameleon Sampler
program group.
Go to Connect.
At Host name, you type:
telnet tula.cura.net Press
OK.
Go to step 2.
Step 2.
2. The Telnet window opens, and asks you to log in (your Username)
and then asks you for your password.
3. You will then see the following screen (colors may be different):
4. As you can see, there are two different passwords which you
can change.
Normally, the password you use to get connected to the internet
is the same password that you use if you want to get your e-mail.
Now, you can choose to have a different password for each:
1 Change System Password
2 Create/Change Mail Password for APOP Clients The system password
is used to log onto the internet and for receiving your e-mail.
However, if you have an APOP enabled e-mail program, you can create
an alternate password for your mailbox: with the system password
you can then log onto the internet and with the mail password
you can receive your e-mail.
These e-mail programs
are NOT APOP enabled:
Netscape
Outlook
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These e-mail programs
are APOP enabled:
Eudora
Outlook for Macintosh
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5. Enter your selection, number 1 (Change System Password)
or number 2 (Create/Change Mail Password for APOP Clients).
Again, please be sure that you have an APOP enabled e-mail program
if you choose option 2!
6. The system asks for your old password.
7. The system then asks for your new password. You can type
it and hit the Enter
key on your keyboard.
| Passwords must meet the following requirements: |
| 1) |
Each password must have at least six characters. Only
the first eight characters are significant. |
| 2) |
Each password must contain at least two alphabetic characters
and at least one numeric or special character. In this case,
"alphabetic" means upper and lowercase letters. |
| 3) |
Each password must differ from the user name and from
any reverse or circular shift of that name. For comparison,
an uppercase letter and its corresponding lowercase letter
are equivalent. |
| 4) |
New passwords must differ from the old by at least three
characters. For comparison, an uppercase letter and its
corresponding lowercase letter are equivalent. |
8. You have to Re-enter
you new password (type it and press Enter).
9. Finally, a dialog box appears, saying Connection
to host lost:
10. Press OK, and you now have a new password.
11. Please write your password down and keep it in a safe
place for future reference.
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