15 Character Limit

Let's establish some facts.

• MS SQL Server 2005 allows the sa password to be longer than 15 characters.
• MS Windows XP allows a password longer than 15 characters.

Given these two facts, one would assume that Microsoft has a policy of allowing arbitrary length password (or at least really long ones). However, if one were to assume this, one would be wrong.

Microsoft's Business Solutions - Great Plains 8 does NOT allow passwords longer than 15 characters. I'll admit that GP8 is a bit out of date. It was released in 2003, I believe. But, really, was there a need to limit password lengths in 2003? I don't think so.

Once again, thank you Microsoft for such a wonderful piece of software. If anyone is considering Microsoft Dynamics:GP (as it is now called), save yourself the misery and check out HansaWorld or some other product instead.

DIAF