those would be 'geek' points. ;) Dean
Configuring port-fowarding on the the router is clearly the best if you can do it. If you want nerd points, you (he) could compile netcat with GAPING_SECURITY_HOLE and use it to allow external people to use a connection initiated from the inside. You'd use ssl options or one of the netcat-like tools that use ssl. Matt
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