[newbie] Earthlink and CHAP and PAP

[Carroll Grigsby]

Strange. I've been logging on to Earthlink for four years using PAP. But
Tom swears by CHAP. Since things are kind of slow around here, I decided
to see what would happen if I tried CHAP. It worked! Being a somewhat
pragmatic guy whose interests do not include the more esoteric elements
of network protocols, I've always figured that this is one of those
things that is NOT TO BE QUESTIONED, else I might suffer painful
injuries such as IRS audits. What's going on here?
Carroll