On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:17:26 GMT, Alan Connor wrote:
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> So you don't allow anonymous logins. That pretty much takes care of it, no?

Duh, have we already forgotten id/passwords can be sniffed off of either
end of the telnet/ftp connection because they are passed as clear text.


If the newbie has a hard time getting telnet to work, I have less
confidence about his security setup.

But, that is what is nice about *nix, you want to play Russian
Roulette with an automatic, go for it.