sampsa at mac.com writes: If this is going to be used around HECnet, what's wrong with using proper > and secure proxy access??? > The nicknames and usernames don't map to each other - one user might have multiple nicks etc. $ MCR AUTHORIZE HELP ADD /PROXY ADD /PROXY Adds an entry to the network proxy authorization files, NETPROXY.DAT and NET$PROXY.DAT, and signals DECnet to update its volatile database. Proxy additions take effect immediately on all nodes in a cluster that share the proxy database. Format ADD/PROXY node::remote-user local-user[,...] You can list several local user accounts accessible to a single remote user. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.