Subj : Pssword ord ord case insensitive or not?
To   : Oli
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Wed Apr 22 2020 13:10:28

Hello Oli,

 Ol> I wonder why we still use packet passwords. Why not create a inbound
 Ol> filebox for every node/point that calls and rely on the session
 Ol> password? Is there any (open source) mailer or tosser that support
 Ol> inbound fileboxes?

I use binkd and it does support in and out fileboxes. I have only ever used an outbound filebox for one node and that does what I need it to do. I have never used an inbound filebox so I'm not sure how that would work in practice or if it would fill any real need. I'm not sure my tosser knows how to use an inbound filebox for a link.

What I would like to see is a proper binkps protocol. We could drop the CRYPT option (when using binkps) and have a fully secure session, regardless of inbound or outbound directories.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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