It wasn't, at least not in my version of Red Hat 7.1.
-- Jonathan

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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Keith Morse
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 9:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: openssh version, scanssh, protocol 2 questions 

On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:

> At 1/25/2002 05:54 PM -0800, you wrote:
> >Protecting Newbies can only go so far.  There is point at which the
newbie
> >has to get up to speed to maintain his/her system in a secure [1]
state.
> >RHN does this quite nicely and easily.
> >
> >[1]     secure is defined by you as your needs and requirements will
vary
> >         with the application or situation you are managing.
> 
> Agree 100%. It's just that I've been advocating telnet-server off and
sshd 
> on as factory default for awhile now; that kind of thing should be
taken as 
> far as possible. Leave the guy/gal telnet and telnet-server so they're

> available if needed; but don't make insecure choices when the more
secure 
> choice has no real downside.
> 
> People configuring Cisco routers that only have telnet had better know

> enough to take care of themselves; they don't count! Newbies, if shown
sshd 
> and ssh instead of telnet, will use them interchangeably; so why not
start 
> them off on the right foot?


Couldn't agree with you more.  In pondering the gent's message to which
I 
replied, I wonder if he thought that openssh was not installed by
default?



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