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Michael after me:

>   How about a few additions to Kens additions :)

Of course.   :-)

> 1.  The number of "qualifying" logon failures should be configurable.

Ditto....  and configurable online:  If you discover or suspect that you
are currently or about to be attacked, you might want to temporarily
make this number smaller....

> 2.  Add a maintenance utility which will allow the system manager to

What he said.

> 3.  This should apply to all VT logons and not just TELNET.

Yup.

Now we've starting to close in on an external design spec....
... but now watch Wirt come back and say that we are making
it too complicated !!!....  the eternal struggle between tweakability
and simplicity....  hard part is to find the right balance...      :-)

Ken Sletten