(...) When you log in to LUGNET's web server, the username and password are passed in clear text. It's no different than NNTP. --Bill. (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
"William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:m2bsczs5lj.fsf@...rds.net... (...) True, but you log in once and then a cookie id is used to track you through the site (I don't want to start a discussion on the merits of cookies - I (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)