[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > IMO the person who did the sniffing program is the EVIL. That is if he/she > used/did that program to hack/crack systems. Dati naman noon UNIX/Linux > systems were using telnet diba? > > actually there are still UNIX/Linux systems that are still using the telnet service for the sake of its use. but you're better off with something like telnet if you need the service it provides, instead of having nothing to offer. but then, if you can afford to use SSH (Secure SHell <- or so i believe this is what it stands for) instead of telnet, you're not only serving what telnet provides, but be able to serve it with encryption which offers a level of security better than telnet alone. and btw, the person who created the sniffing program is brilliant - because its like a hammer. it depends really on how you use the hammer: to drive a nail through the wall, or to bash someone else's head in... its one thing to create/invent/produce something of use, and it's another to use that thing a certain way. -- -=[mikhail]=- _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
