FTP user names and passwords -- secure or not?

[Mike Hughes]

Hi All,

If using the URLEncode function on an FTP server password and then 
connecting to that ftp server via a username and URLEncode-d password (see 
msg below), is the password safe from a network sniffer?

Thanks,

Mike


>From: "Mike Hughes" <hughesmike2 at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
>Subject: FTP user names and passwords -- secure or not?
>Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:20:31 +0000
>
>Hi All,
>
>When using Rev's FTP capabilities to upload a file via ftp with user name 
>and password as in the syntax below:
>
>put ... into URL "ftp://"&userName&":"&userPassword ...
>
>is the user name and password completely secure in a distributed 
>application providing the scripts are encrypted? Is it at all possible for 
>someone to be able to tell what address, user name, and password are being 
>used via another application such as a firewall?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
>
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