Re: [Cooker] ssh: end of discussion: MS make the right decision ?

[Ron Stodden]

Franck Martin wrote:
> 
> Why don't we stop this silly discussion indeed and Mandrakesoft agrees to
> install sshd by default on ALL machines, the same way as telnet is installed on
> ALL machines.
> 
> For an extra 100k sshd has a very small footprint for so much benefits.

One good reason is that to do so would violate the service contract
of people with machines connected to the internet via a residential
service cable modem.  If the cable company discovers you are running
a server (and they do this by regular port scans, not by traffic
analysis) they will cancel your service contract.

So it is NOT a silly discussion.

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Regards,

Ron. [AU]