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Date:      Fri, 17 Aug 2001 15:21:15 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "H. Wade Minter" <minter@lunenburg.org>
To:        <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Silly crackers... NT is for kids...
Message-ID:  <26359.63.167.1.26.998076075.squirrel@webmail.skiltech.com>
In-Reply-To: <98829DC07ECECD47893074C4D525EFC311561F@citsnl007.europe.intranet>
References:  <98829DC07ECECD47893074C4D525EFC311561F@citsnl007.europe.intranet>

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On Aug 17, 2001,  "Carroll, D. (Danny)" wrote:


> Even for authentication?
>
> I can understand using a telnet client to manually test SMTP servers or
> other protocols, but I cannot understand why you *need* telnet.
> Mind you I am against using pop3 as well, unless it's encrypted.

Well, there could be a case where the Powers That Be with the corporate
firewall allow telnet out, but refuse to allow SSH out, and no amount of
rational argument will convince them to do otherwise.

Not that I'm currently living that, no.

--Wade

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