Re: cvs.debian.org problem
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 06:01:47PM +1100, Brian May wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 05:40:54PM -0600, Steve Greenland wrote:
> > can't fix telnet's problem without making it not-telnet). If it was just
> > a coding problem, I think it would have been fixed by now, it's not
> > something new.
>
> errr... we are getting off topic here, but I the telnet protocol fully
> supports Kerberos or SSL based encryption and authentication.
I think people get confused by the fact that although the protocol
supports SSL etc you can't tunnel a non-ssl telnet over ssl because of
the use of out-of-band data. That's just what a bloke down the pub told
me and I haven't read the RFCs etc etc
Sean
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