You can try out sftp. Through sftp you can access any folder, not just a shared one. And its password protected. Its not like a shared folder concept, but more of an ftp like concept. Filezilla in windows can use sftp to connect to your linux machine. Check it out. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc