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Date:      16 Feb 2001 16:56:10 +0100
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
To:        Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>
Cc:        Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>, Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Wish List (was: Re: The /usr/bin/games bikeshed again)
Message-ID:  <xzpelwy62qt.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group's message of "Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:08:09 -0800"
References:  <200102161508.f1GF8DR28339@cwsys.cwsent.com>

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Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> writes:
> making them ports, like "r" commands, telnet, ftp, etc.,

Telnet and FTP still have their uses, even if they're not encrypted.
FTP is obviously useful for anonymous FTP, and removing it would cause
an uproar. Telnet is extremely useful as a debugging tool (remember,
you can telnet to any TCP port, not just port 23...)

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org


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