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> > Fair enough Joe, but initially you argued that it shouldn't
be done from a
> > security/data separation point of view (which I believe is a
flawed
> > argument) then you made it an economic argument, which has a
great deal
> > more validity, even though it is not a "technical argument"
and somewhat
> > dependent on how you see things.
>
> Actually, my initial argument was against anonymous FTP (or FTP
with
> hardcoded user ID and password, which is the same thing from a
security risk
> standpoint) to an inadequately secured AS/400.

Not exactly - Anonymous FTP allows access to a single Server
(FTPSERVER) without the use of a password.   Well written
Qnonymous FTP examples (and there are pleny of freebee's on the
web) will also restrict function ("Put" only or "Get" only) as
well as the directory that the user can operate in.

Hardcoded UserID and passowrd's can (as you've already
discovered) be disclosed and run the risk of being used
elsewhere.  Because Anonymous FTP does not use a password, access
can only be gained through an FTP server with an Exit Program
attached.

jte




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