Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Re: open telnet port

["Paul W. Roach III" <proach@xxxxxxxxx>]

Generally, I run a seperate sshd on a different port while I'm
upgrading, then disable it.  There is never a reason to run telnetd.



On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:28:51 +0000, ktabic <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 09:23 +0100, Dave Ewart wrote:
> 
> > > getting rid of telnetd is almost always a very good idea.
> >
> > Quite so, as I suggested.
> >
> > Are there even any legitimate uses for running a telnet daemon any more?
> > (That is a genuine question - as far as I can see, SSH is always a
> > perfect replacement).
> > 
> How about, as a service to enable as you are updating SSH remotely from
> the other side of the country to fix the most recent problem security
> problem and need a backup system to get into the server in the event
> that something goes wrong?
> 
> ktabic
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