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Changing your Password from Pine

DESCRIPTION

For security reasons it is recommended that you change your password regularly and that you do not write your password down in a public place or share it with others. Below are the steps for changing your password while you are using the PINE electronic mail program.

PROCEDURE

  1. From the main menu in PINE press "s" to select setup.

  2. Press "n" to select newpassword. Follow the prompts, typing in your old password once and the new password twice.

  3. Press "m" to return to the main menu. Next time you log onto the computer you must use your new password.

This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the University of Washington. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of Washington. The University of Washington holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the University of Washington or the State of Washington.

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