(someone wrote) > We are uncomfortably restricted in that the Department of Defense > (DOD) Ports and Protocols List prohibits the use of telnet (even SSL), > and port 23 is being systematically closed at all our firewalls in > order to comply with our security directives, so essentially we're > left with VTAM for remote logon access.
Note that you can run 'telnet' on any port that you like. You can run unencrypted terminal sessions with other protocols on any port that you like. Blocking port 23 blocks accidental open ports, but won't slow down anyone who knows how TCP/IP works. -- glen
