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   22 Apr 20 13:10, you wrote to me:   
      
    AI> Hello Oli,   
      
    Ol>> I wonder why we still use packet passwords. Why not create a   
    Ol>> inbound filebox for every node/point that calls and rely on the   
    Ol>> session password? Is there any (open source) mailer or tosser   
    Ol>> that support inbound fileboxes?   
      
    AI> I use binkd and it does support in and out fileboxes. I have only ever   
    AI> used an outbound filebox for one node and that does what I need it to   
    AI> do. I have never used an inbound filebox so I'm not sure how that   
    AI> would work in practice or if it would fill any real need. I'm not sure   
    AI> my tosser knows how to use an inbound filebox for a link.   
      
   But you have to define the filebox for every node in advance. I thougt it   
   would be nice to create a filebox for every incoming connection automatically.   
   Argus is very flexible (search for filebox):   
      
   http://www.artur.pl/hack/ritlabs.ii.pl/argus/hlp/eng/index.html   
      
    AI> What I would like to see is a proper binkps protocol. We could drop   
    AI> the CRYPT option (when using binkps) and have a fully secure session,   
    AI> regardless of inbound or outbound directories.   
      
   I don't understand how this is connected to packet passwords and inbound dirs.   
      
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