I see both points. From my view, I have a private company network and I don't care who sees Redhat. What I care about is hours downloading from internet because all other methods failed, to find I cant get at anything, I cant really change anything as VI on 3270 is bloody difficult.
I can ssh ok now. I just need to get xwindow up and running Wish me luck Crispin Hugo Systems Programmer, Macro 4 <http://www.macro4.com/> Macro 4 plc, The Orangery, Turners Hill Road, Worth, Crawley, RH10 4SS Direct Line: +44 (0)1293 872121 Switchboard: +44 (0) 1293 872000 Fax: +44 (0) 1293 872001 This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation, offer or acceptance of any offer. > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Altmark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 March 2004 16:18 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Redhat Version 3 > > > On Tuesday, 03/02/2004 at 10:35 EST, "Post, Mark K" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I would expect that telnet is not enabled by default, which > is a good > thing, > > since it is inherently insecure. > > I DO wish people wouldn't say things like that. While folks > may *choose* > not to use (or ignore the existence of) a secure telnet > implementation, > they do exist. Just wrap telnet in an SSL/TLS wrapper and you can use > secure telnet clients (e.g. IBM PCOMM, Seagull Bluzone 3270, ...). > > On a side note, remember that encryption levels can always be > negotiated > to "none". Be sure your sessions really are secure. This > usually means > telling one side or the other that "none" is not one of the available > encryption suites. > > Alan Altmark > Sr. Software Engineer > IBM z/VM Development > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > This email has been scanned for all known viruses by the > MessageLabs Email Security Service and the Macro 4 plc > internal virus protection system. > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ >
