Don't embed passwords in scripts, unless you are quite sure that no one can read, write or run the script or read its output. And when can you be sure of that? And when and how will you change the password for your ftp user? Greg Stigers http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid14_gci1127062,00.html http://www.securityteam.us/article.php/20050829200849601 * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *