Subj : Re: Packet passwords
To   : Nicholas Boel
From : Mark Hofmann
Date : Sun May 29 2016 09:49 am



NB> Does the "Advanced/Misc Security" section have any other binkd specific
NB> settings? The session password should only be used during binkd's
NB> handshake, and not in echomail itself.

All BinkD setup is in another location.  

NB> From what Rob tells me, there was a certain configuration with the old
NB> sbbsecho (which I apparantly used) where it ignored packet passwords.
NB> This has been fixed in the new version.

What is strange is that it seems Ward is seeing this behavior.  We would have 
to compare things to figure out what is different.  It sounds like he has some 
nodes with packet passwords.  I have none configured, so that is one 
difference.  

NB> That's definitely a simple "workaround", but not really a solution if we
NB> want to help get the issue found and fixed. :)

Is a "packet password" like having a password on an archive (zipped file)?  I 
get the feeling it isn't.  

When my BBS tosser (WWIVTOSS) processes messages from my D'Bridge hub, it has 
not problem with them - packet passwords and all.  I also have no packet 
password setup in WWIVTOSS - but it still works.

It seems like many things just ignore them.

- Mark

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