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[bwaynef]

First, if you want to use -e, don't use --remove. If I remember well it's not yet fixed in this version of Hashcat. Here's a couple of things to try but I am not sure if they can really cause a problem:

- I think that you need spaces at a couple of places like -a 0, -m 121 and -n 8.
- Just to be safe, make sure that the user names in the salt file are all lowercased.
- It was unclear in your post but the hash file should only have the hashes which are 40 characters long, 1 per line.

Thanks for the reply. What exactly is incompatible between -e & --remove?

As for spaces, I get meaningful output that indicates that those options are accepted the way they are.

I'll doublecheck the usernames. The first few are lower, but I'm not sure all of them are (as usernames on the forum aren't all lower.)

The format of my hash file is 40 chars per line.

Just brainstorming here, but one way I could check is to add my password to the dictionary file. I'd at least see SOME progress or know immediately if I'm doing it wrong.

I need to learn rules, and how to work on combining forum-specific terminology w/ standard password logic. I guess I've just given myself a homework assignment.