Re: Dropping telnetd and rsh* for security reasons?
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On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 08:37:19AM -0400, Carl Fink wrote:
> > How does one request a package be removed? Seems like now is a very
> > good time to drop telnetd from the distro altogether as a security
> > hazard, along with rsh...
>
> It's useful in debugging sometimes, e.g. "telnet nameofhost 25" to test
> whether the SMTP server is responding correctly.
That's telnet, not telnetd. I understand the virtue of telnet.
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