Key word here is 'should'. But since I'm doing it and it's my first non-dedicated firewall, I'm going with belt AND suspenders... Frank Wiles wrote: > > .------[ Dave Parker wrote (2000/03/16 at 07:55:12) ]------ > | > | I've always enabled plaintext password support, so I don't have any > | direct > | experience with the encrypted password support, but since I'm going to > | be > | running my own firewall with a DSL connection soon I'm going to have to > | > | [...snip...] > | > `------------------------------------------------- > > If you're running your own firewall, you shouldn't need to worry about > encrypting your passwords. Just firewall off all MS Networking > ports from your untrusted interface and you should be ready to roll. > > ------------------------------- > Frank Wiles > http://frank.wiles.org > ------------------------------- -- Dave Parker/DLP, Inc. - dlparker@dlpinc.com - www.dlpinc.com (816) 540-5167/voice (816) 540-5218/fax (816) 405-3762/mobile 303 N. Jeffreys St. - Pleasant Hill, MO 64080-1331 USA