On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 09:28:05PM -0500, Jim Kaufman wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 11:57:01PM -0400, Jan Carlson wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 03:35:58PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Does anyone know whether the telnet server that comes with RedHat 6.2 (or 7.1,
> > > for that matter) is affected by this?
> >
> > I am curious - why would you want to use a telnet server on Linux?
> > You can replace it with ssh and talk to that with free ssh clients
> > that are available on every important OS.
> >
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> > Jan Carlson janc at kubwa dot com
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> I hear this question a lot. Well, I was in England on business recently.
> There are a lot of places that will rent you time on a computer there,
> but none of the computers that I rented time on had an ssh client. By
> setting up a telnet server on a non-standard port on my home machine, I
> had the ability to get in, check my mail, and get out.
>
> For those who don't travel to England, what about using a public machine
> at a library to check your mail. How many of those have ssh clients?
Every one that has a browser has an ssh client.
First, have Webmin and ssh installed at home.
>From the remote computer, browse to port 10000 of your home machine.
Choose ssh in the Webmin menu. Ssh home and log in.
Even on a nonstandard port telnet gives away your passwords
in clear text for anyone with a decent scanner to see.
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