Thanks Dan.  That's what my thinking was also.  However, I am working on a 
modification and will explain how to generate and use the public key method.

Tom Carroll

Quoting Dan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

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> > 2) Passwords should not be sent clear use of public keys would be
> > better  
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>       Even when using standard password authentication, the passwords are
> not sent in clear text--the whole channel is encrypted.  Yeah, a
> public key would be more secure, but if your passwords are robust,
> this shouldn't really be a problem.
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