Many thanks to Greg Wooledge and Michael Erdely for helping me figure my newbie problem out. It indeed worked perfectly when I used protocol 2. (Duh). Now my next question: How important is the private key passphrase? Does having an empty passphrase increase the chances of a "man in the middle" attack? Or does it lessen the encryption itself in another way(s)? Or does it only increase the security of the key itself? (By limiting the usefulness of the private key even if it is stolen by a black hat). Again, my thanks and gratitude for the responsitivity (TM) of the many fine members of this list. Dan Browning, Cyclone Computer Systems, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
