note 14594 deleted from function.base64-decode by jimw

Actually, it doesn't require a tenacious hacker or a cryptographer to decipher the above username and password, all it requires is a pass through base64decode() and that's pretty standard since usernames and passwords that are "transmitted in the clear" are nearly always base64encoded (HTTP WWW Auth Basic, telnet, ftp, etc.). The only advantage the above code gives is the fact that the username and password are encoded for text transmission which means if there are high bit characters i the password (or the like), they will be properly understood on the ther end. Take care, terry