--On Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:27 PM -0700 william@elan.net wrote: >... >> The same methods can be used no problem. There's no reason >> SMTP AUTH can't be used between ISP's, except for the lack of >> a PKI, unless you want to manage O(n**2) >> password/authentication token pairs. > SMTP AUTH sends passwords in clear text for starters. Hmm. I use SMTP AUTH fairly frequently, and have never used it with a clear-text password. Perhaps there is some disconnect here (and in other parts of your note as well). john