[lug] CHAT script and bad password

[Atkinson, Chip]

Try putting a \ (back slash) in front of the ^  It might be that the ^
represents the beginning of a line as in a regular expression.  It depends
on what is running the chat script though.

Chip

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen G. Smith [mailto:ss2chef at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 5:20 PM
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Cc: nclug at nclug.org
> Subject: [lug] CHAT script and bad password
> 
> 
> I have a chat script that has a problem
> with using the ^ symbol in a password.
> I know the dialup works due to changing
> the password to something else and having
> success. I can recreate the problem by inserting
> an account with a password that includes a ^ .
> 
> I am not a programmer but I am guessing
> that the ^ is a reserved character.
> 
> Any hints on
> 
> A. Why does this happen?
> B. Can I make the script pass the ^ as a legal
>    character?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> SGS
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