On 15 Sep 2003, JondZ wrote: > I'm not even the original > poster of the question, he asks why telnet doesnt work, and > I posts some possible solution--I dont ask why--thats the > way he wants it. I dont know why the answer to "why doesnt > telnet work" has to be "dont use it". > > look, I know what yur saying--I know that passwords are > passed in plaintext thru the wire. I played with sniffers > too. I dont know why I should let other people tell me what > to do with my home network, in as far as I like it that way. > > so anyway lets be at peace and i'll post no more on this. >
Unfortunately, in case you didn't notice, this is a public list, and is not just composed of you, me and a few other people "in the know". There are a lot of newbie lurkers out there who quietly sift through the discussions gathering information and comitting what they read to their own long term memory. In this case i would prefer that we stick to the generally accepted BEST PRACTICES, and avoid the 'it works for me, so screw your post' stuff. And in this case let's all put forth the common thread ok? There can be no compromise here, especially for network security no matter how small your network is. TELNET SHOULD NEVER BE USED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IF IT IS FOR ESTABLISHING REMOTE SHELL SESSIONS. Habits start from small basic practices which you will eventually (and often unconsciously) bring with you to bigger and more complex network setups. So for the sake of newbies, for people who want to read this list in order to gain more insight into Linux and Linux Security, let's please all agree on this. Ian -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
