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> My concern is about plain text passwords. I believe this means that > passwords are passed as plain text like with ftp. > > If I am not mistaken, I don't think this is a good thing in that someone can > sniff the packets and figure out a password that is passed for > authentication in this manner. > > Do the network security people think this should be a matter of concern... > ie would they use it on their own boxes? Yes, it's a concern, and I do avoid the use of FTP if at all possible. My personal approach is to use "scp" (related to "ssh" and "slogin"). This requires an account on a UNIX system with AFS access; I don't know if there is a system where this is provided as a general service. Doug Doug Nelson [log in to unmask] Network Manager Ph: (517) 353-2980 Computer Laboratory http://www.msu.edu/~nelson/ Michigan State University