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 Hello, Jim Pea, I'd like you to meet my friend, Harvey...
 JP> I gave up long ago trying to get a packet level password out of 
 JP> OMMM. I use my nodelist manager to put a session level password 
 JP> in place and a series of pleading voice calls to my hub 
 JP> explaining that I run OPUS and we're so trusting we don't need 
 JP> packet level passwords. He didn't buy it for a minute, 
Also to: John G.
It has nothing to do with Opus or trust. I never bought it for a minute that 
packet passwords offer any more security than session password, and are 
therefore foolish and redundant.
If you do not run session password, but do run packet password, then I can 
call your uplink using your address, pick up one of your packets and voila, I 
have your packet password. Summary: foolish to run packet password without 
session password.
If you do run session password, then no one can pick up or send mail as your 
address. Summary: session password is sufficient and packet password is 
redundant.
I find it difficult to believe that after this unholy number of years some 
folks are still sold on the idea that packet passwords actually 'do' 
something.
Your milage will not vary.
:-)
jB-)
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