Unix userid conventions

[apn at nonvon.UUCP]

	I don't think that the basic assumption is valid:
	scrambled userid's  == better security
        
        while, It *is* certainly true that 
	scrambled userid's  == more confusion

        Could someone clarify this to me. Why is it , that by having
        an obscure sequence of characters in your login name, security
        is compromised/enhanced of the ability to login as that user ?


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