On 03/01/11 6:38 PM, Barry Brimer wrote: > It is possible to instruct the FTPS client to keep the control channel in the > clear so that firewalls that need to adjust to the ports being used can listen > in on the conversation. The FTPS server has to agree to allow this to happen. aren't username/passwords sent in the clear then too? if so, whats the point of using ftps ?