Bug#260183: RFA: netkit-telnet-ssl -- The telnet client with SSL encryption support.
Package: wnpp
Severity: normal
I request an adopter for the netkit-telnet-ssl package.
I don't have the time to maintain this package properly.
The package description is:
The telnet command is used for interactive communication with another host
using the TELNET protocol.
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SSL telnet(d) replaces normal telnet(d) using SSL authentication and
encryption. It interoperates with normal telnet(d) in both directions.
It checks if the other side is also talking SSL, if not it falls back
to normal telnet protocol.
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Advantages over normal telnet(d): Your passwords and the data you send
will not go in cleartext over the line. Nobody can get it with
tcpdump or similar tools. With SSLtelnet you can also connect to
https-server like https://www.netscape.com. Just do
'telnet www.netscape.com 443'
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (99, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable'), (20, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26
Locale: LANG=de_DE, LC_CTYPE=de_DE
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