Ahh, the fixed-point theorem to the rescue. David Auerbach Department of Philosophy & Religion Box 8103 NCSU Raleigh, NC 27695-8103 On Aug 7, at 1:32 AM, flash wrote:Patricia laments: ≪why on earth cannot one turn off that idiotic "feature" that won't let you see what password you're typing? NOBODY is looking over my shoulder when I'm entering a password. And I cannot be sure what I've typed unless I can see it.≫ Dead simple. Just use ******** (eight asterisks) as your password.