> on Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 01:07:51PM -0400, Peter Cordes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > Don't even bother with telnet, it's obsolete. Install sshd on any > > machines that don't have it yet, and don't install telnet on the > > public machine. > On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 11:46:34PM -0800, [email protected] wrote:
> In this context, I agree with the statements above (a public access > kiosk should use SSH). However, telnet of itself remains a useful > _client_, largely for accessing arbitrary services for testing. > > I would tend to support rooting out all instances of telnet _daemons_ > (servers). However I don't see a great deal of harm in providing a > telent client to informed users. Likely not those you'd find on a > public access system. > I don't even use it for that. I install netcat on all of my boxes that I test from, and it works great, and it exits with a ^C instead of a "^] quit". Mike
