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Re: update-inetd problem



On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 10:55:35PM -0700, Dwight Johnson wrote:
> # update-inetd --add telnet
> The entry definition does not contain any whitespace characters!
> 
> What does this message mean? What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Dwight

    Wow. I didn't even know there was an update-inetd program. I always hack
the inetd.conf file by hand. 
    Can't you just uncomment the telnet entry? You shouldn't use telnet
anyway, unless you're on a closed network. Too much cleartext. Use ssh. 

    Mike

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