----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett I. Holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [normal] Re: [gentoo-user] newbie: cant seem to emerge telnet - any ideas?
> No, it's not meant to be a joke - I'm trying to help you. I don't run smtp > so I can't duplicate the exact thing you're trying to do. However, I have > used ssh as a substitute for telnet when I had to connect to other services. > As a matter of fact I did run ssh localhost smtp before I sent the last > message. It asked to authenticate, then obviously, since I don't run smtp it > didn't find it. > > Look, you can do what you want. My whole point was that in case you didn't > know it you might want to check out ssh. You didn't tell us what you were > trying to do. Unfortunately, many people use telnet for a lot of reasons and > don't realize how insecure it is - I know I didn't and when I finally took > the time and learned ssh it's all I use now. But you may already know it all. How can someone give advice on security issues if he doesn't even know what a 'telnet mailserver 25' can do???? That is basic networking knowledge. If you want to debug a mailserver telnet is the best tool out there logon to a mail server. I quote from some earlier post of yours: """I would assume ssh localhost smtp and see what you get back.""" I hate it if people try to sound smart if they come up with: "Unfortunately, many people use telnet for a lot of reasons and don't realize how insecure it is" First time I emerge telnet I kind of was pissed that you cannot emerge telnet daemon and telnet client as single packages, because I don't know how much sense it makes to install telnet server on a linux box, but I'd rate telnet client as a must have tool on any linux box. > > As I said - I was only trying to help. > > On Saturday 27 December 2003 12:05, you wrote: > > Please check it before u send it here ... > > is it meant to be a joke ? > > > > noro > > > > Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > > >I would assume ssh localhost smtp and see what you get back. > > > > > >On Saturday 27 December 2003 10:08, you wrote: > > >>Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > > >>>Or use openssh instead of telnet. It does everything telnet does and is > > >>>more secure. > > >> > > >>U must know something I do not ... > > >>how can u substitute " telnet localhost smtp " > > >>using ssh to check if mailserver is alive ? > > >> > > >>noro > > > > > >-- > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
