> I think the question was this: why are you trying to invent another secure FTP > protocol
I'm not inventing anything... there are 3 ways to handle ftp security: "SSL connect" "AUTH SSL" "AUTH TLS" I need to implement the first... if u know of a linux sftp client that uses this type of mechanism please tell me the link (with source obviously ;-) ) ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]