On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 10:53:21AM +0200, Paal Marker wrote: > Well, telnet is the default inside our network, so I wanted to stick to > it. As the debian-box is inside the local nets firewall and each box has > a strict local firewall, security is not a real issue.
Yes it is. Anyone eavesdropping on your network can read your telnet account name and password from the traffic, since they're sent in clear. Now, if the network is entirely switched that becomes harder .... -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
