Prevent Peer-Assist Popup with mms.cfg?

Hi,
Is there something you can put into mms.cfg to prevent the "accept/deny" dialog box from popping up when using peer-assisted multicast.
This is useful for load testing peer-assisted multicast as well as for large companies to pre-configure their systems to automatically allow peer-assist from certain domains.
Sicnerely,
-Greg Pulier

I've asked around and there doesn't appear to be any property that would allow you to suppress this. You could open a feature request (bugbase.adobe.com) but it might be easier to do this with another utility that would allow you to automate UI (for example, http://www.sikuli.org/).
Adobe offers some multicast-only viewing options for some of the company meetings and things (usually as an alternative to the main connect feed). If you're interested in an end-to-end solution that maximizes peer-to-peer adoption, please let me know.

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