You don't install Putty, it is a single .exe. Copy it anywhere to your HD. You can run it off a floppy if you want. I don't think the reason we still have telnet is because windows doesn't include an ssh client.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Fargusson.Alan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 10:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: What is the best way to limit Linux Telnet access to > /localho st o nly > > Probably because many windows users don't have the option of installing an > SSH client on their own workstation due to the policy of the employer. It > isn't always feasible to make other departments install an SSH client to > access your system. > > It would be nice if Microsoft would distribute an SSH client with windows > like it does telnet, but then they would probably break it like they did > telnet. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Ware [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 7:05 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: What is the best way to limit Linux Telnet access to > /localho st o nly > > > Since we all know telnet is horrible in this day and age, why isn't it > dropped entirely? Is there any function it can do that SSH cannot? Every > time someone brings up Telnet, they are smacked down by everyone telling > them find another way. Shouldn't we just end the debate and get rid of > it? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alan Cox [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 10:13 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: What is the best way to limit Linux Telnet access to > > /localho st o nly > > > > On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 21:15, Kharnas, Simon wrote: > > > Hello, Mark. > > > > > > I am trying to limit the telnet logon from the outside world. I > thought > > that > > > DENY and ALLOW files can limit that access, so that the outside (i.e. > > > Internet users) would not be able to logon to the server on a regular > > basis. > > > I still would like to allow the local users to access the host via > > telnet. > > > > I would recommend using firewall rules rather than DENY/ALLOW as they > > are stronger protections. I'd recommend exterminating telnet entirely > > but providing you have total trust in anyone on your local lans, no > > wireless links and so on then its obviously easier to relax and not use > > encryption.
