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Adrian Aichner <aichner@ecf.teradyne.com> writes:

> echoes the password typed by the user. After RETURN the password is
> removed from the screen.

> (setq rsh-eat-password-string t)

> will avoid the password echoing. Please make `t'the default for this
> variable.

Been there done that.  I grew bored with arguing with Zawinski about
it and gave up.  Feel free to take it up with him if you wish.

Rsh sends your password in the clear across a network so the fact that 
it echoes on the screen matters very little.

> The docstring of that variable is pretty useless, IMHO.

Oh well.

