A) doesn't matter at all, since its a user/pass just for ftp with a specific directory, and an internal network. As to B), we are requiring it to be for this very reason.

Tho whether I require that, or nmap to be installed, is probably just the same..

Yes I know it doesn't on Win, I said that :) (Which is the other problem, since we now to support ftp servers on Win too.. so I'll need another solution sometime soon anyway..)

C.