On Fri, 22 Jul 1994 19:28:40 -0500 Winship <[log in to unmask]> said:
 
>Ok, I  tried AFD again using  a generic ft,  and I got exactly  the same
>response  as when  I tried  using the  double wildcards.  I cannot  find
>anything in any documentation that says a password is needed.
 
A password is  not needed. However, if  you do have a  password, you must
use it to validate the command. It is  up to you whether to get or not to
get a password. If you do get  one, your AFD entries are protected by the
password and people who don't know it can't alter them.
 
  Eric