> It's utterly baffling to me why people like this choose to design > their own thing rather than just using SSL.
Totally agree. At this point in time, if it's a TCP based protocol and it isn't built on SSL/TLS, it should pretty much be treated as snake oil, I'd say. Perhaps some kind of evangelism is needed. /r$ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]