Subj : packet radio
To   : Angus Mcleod
From : Mrproper
Date : Mon Jul 04 2005 03:44 pm

  Re: packet radio
  By: Angus Mcleod to Mrproper on Mon Jul 04 2005 13:50:00

 >   Re: packet rs dio
 >   By: Mrproper to Angus Mcleod on Mon Jul 04 2005 10:18:00
 > 
 >  >  > I don't know that SBBS would be suitable, even if you could get
 >  >  > it hooked up to a TNC.  There are operational problems.  A simple exam
 >  >  > is loggi ng on.  Since you would broadcast your userid and password
"in  >  >  > clear" any other station monitoring would get your
userid/password eas
 >  >  > Packet BBS's usually use a challenge/response method of some sort, so 
 >  >  > the sequence changes randomly.
 >  >
 >  > Maybe some kind of alglithorim could be created by the client "lets say
 >  > syncterm" and sent to sbbs for auth info.
 > 
 > Sure, you could introduce new features into the client and server code to
 > handle the instances where operating packet introduced an operational
 > problem.  But so far, that hasn't happened, so there would be difficulties
 > for the first people to try it.
 > 
 > 

Yes of course, But that's what beta testing is all about.


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