Re: [OT] Is "Authentification" a Real Word?

From: Tore Lund (tl001@online.no)
Date: 04/26/02 

From: Tore Lund <tl001@online.no>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 23:59:12 +0200

Alun Jones wrote:
>
> In article <3CC9BD70.75AF43D3@sgi.com>, Casey Schaufler <casey@sgi.com> wrote:
> >The word authentification is much like I18N, a shortcut.

Since "authentification" is longer than the proper "authentication",
maybe we should call it a "longcut"?

> but it's clear that it's too confusing to be of use.

Supported. It's about as useful as "kindhood" or "motherness". 

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    Tore