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kirpi@tiscali.it (Luigi)
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> I run Linux SuSE 8.0 and try Emacs as a unix shell.
> The bad thing is that as "su -", emacs shows the password while I type
> it. Not so nice.
> What do you think, please?
> Luigi

If you want to enter a password, type "M-X send-invisible". Then you are 
prompted for the text, enter it in hidden format, and it is not displayed.

Joachim