Re: Re: Re: open telnet port

[ktabic <lists () ktabic co uk>]

On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 09:23 +0100, Dave Ewart wrote:

> > getting rid of telnetd is almost always a very good idea.
>
> Quite so, as I suggested.
>
> Are there even any legitimate uses for running a telnet daemon any more?
> (That is a genuine question - as far as I can see, SSH is always a
> perfect replacement).
How about, as a service to enable as you are updating SSH remotely from
the other side of the country to fix the most recent problem security
problem and need a backup system to get into the server in the event
that something goes wrong?

ktabic
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