Re: File Transfer auto sign on

["Chris Kraai" <oogla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

  No argument with you on this one.  I've had this same discussion many
times with people piping userid's and passwords to the STARTRTR command,
using the sideinfo in CAWIN, etc. etc. etc.


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> From: DAsmussen@aol.com
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: File Transfer auto sign on
> Date: Sunday, June 15, 1997 6:46 PM
> 
> Chris,
> 
> In a message dated 97-06-14 18:46:21 EDT, you write:
> 
> >   Once the AS/400 userid and password is in the password cache (sign on
> >  once after rebooting the PC), you can allow RTOPCB to kick off the
router
> >  connection automatically.
> <<snip>>
> 
> No offense, but no, no, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOO!  Password cache is one of my
> biggest gripes with Win '95, and a detriment to the already vulnerable
> OS/400.  You're better off allowing anonymous sign on via QUSER, and
moving
> files with which you are not concerned with the upload to a library to
which
> QUSER has upload authority.  You should NOT allow passwords with access
to
> the /400 to be stored on a machine with which so many people (especially
> hackers) are familiar...
> 
> JMHO,
> 
> Dean Asmussen
> Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> E-Mail:  DAsmussen@AOL.COM
> 
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