Try ssh as an alternative to telnet. See <http://www.ssh.org/> for
general info.  Under Windows I use TeraermPro with ssh extension
<http://www.zip.com.au/~roca/ttssh.html> 

Once it is setup it is mostly transparent to users.  It is essentail
when there is lots of machines on the local-network.  Biggest password
sniffing happens not through telnet but through POP, so you might want
to consider at least APOP or other more secure alternatives.

Yusuf

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> Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 18:59:12 +1000
> From: erich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [SLUG] Alternative to Telnet ?
> 
> I have read a lot of people talking about not using telnet over the
> internet, the question is:
>       How do make "secure" (read, secure as practical) remote connections
> over the internet ?
> 
> Cheers
> - -- 
> Erich Schulz

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