Granted that IP identification is better than password authentification, but- is there any pressing need to be concerned with keeping the passwords confidential? The provider is the loser, in so far as there is a loser in this scenario. What is the downside to a library of having the password for some part of its resources being widely available? It seems less like a problem and more like mission fulfillment.

RIchard James
(Just my personal opinion etc. not that of my employer)

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>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum on behalf of Toni Fortini
>Sent: Tue 5/29/2007 4:25 PM
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>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Dealing with password authenticated online content

>Chad brings up a good point: the problem with password authentication is
>the inability to keep passwords confidential.