UltraVNC

Make sure the "VNC Password" and the "View Only Password" are NOT the same.

That doesn't seem to be in response to me, but the dates of this thread would indicate that it is. If it is, then you didn't really read my post. I nevertheless appreciate the effort.

I was asking if there is a way to ...

Despite having configured UltraVNC in the past, I, too, fell victim to confusing the view-only password box with a confirmation box (item 1 [topic=16801]here[/topic]). I will not have physical access to the remote computer for at least another week, so I was hoping there might be a way to instruct ...

I don't have the source code, of course, so I can't say for sure, however when I enter only the first 8 characters of my password in the viewer, it does not allow me on. I suspect additional tests would prove that no variation of my 11 character password would be accepted, so I would guess it uses ...

Perhaps I'm underestimating such a change, but, from an end-user perspective: wouldn't a simple "break RFB protocol and allow passwords > 8 chars" checkbox work? Servers could then chose to maintain compatibility or not. I've been using RealVNC for a while, and somehow it manages to allow longer ...

Did I miss something? Is there a reason that passwords are limited to only 8 characters? I understand there are additional options such as MS-Logon, as well as the encryption plugin, but still, why is there an 8 character limit on standard passwords? In an age where more and more programs are ...