There can be security issues around relying on client machines for some inf=
ormation, as well as the data quality issues. For example if the date of pa=
ssword expiry is stored in the database but calculated from the client you =
can effectively work around havinmg to change passwords
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission
+44 117 975 7805=20
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