RW> MIght be traveling for business, and need the bbs to be as automatic as 
 RW> possible, and plain ascii config files can be updated 
 RW> from remote with no hassle, unlike pulldown menu driven sw that has to be 
 RW> changed on site. YEs I have security in place so that 
 RW> just not everybody can send me config files . My 
 RW> personal point can send config files to the system, but 
 RW> when it breaks open the archive it looks for a certain 
 RW> filename, and then searches for pwd in that file.  IF 
 RW> not found, no config files are changed. Think I'll 
 RW> stick with the devil I've come to know, now that I've 
 RW> discovered through some playing what I needed to do differently.

Don't you think you're a little paranoid in this day and age to secure your
BBS to that extent ?

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