ssh does not seem to do everything telnet does. For instance, I run an imap server, and "ssh -p 143 hostname" will not return the same as "telnet hostname 143"
ssh is not the be all and end all that some people think it is. Telnet is probably as safe a program as ssh ***EXCEPT*** it sends all data, including passwords in plain text. Thats the only unsafe part. Telnet is a technicians friend in fault finding and general equipment configuration. There are a lot of machines out there (and I am not just talking routers, computers etc, but all sorts of machinery) that have a telnet interface, or can respond to a telnet connection in some way for fault finding. Now as well as telnet, you will want to never use ftp, imap, pop3, ... as they also send everything in plain text. You would be amazed at how many people carry on about telnet, but dont think twice about other programs in common use with similar problems. Now I dont run a telnet daemon (and none is installed) on any of my machines, but a telnet client is almost the first program installed once running on its own steam - and very useful it is too - you can even use to troubleshoot ssh tunnels! BillK On Sun, 2003-12-28 at 01:57, Norbert Kamenicky wrote: > I was really thinking u know something I do not, because > u said exactly: "It (ssh) does everything telnet does." > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
