[wplug] telnet for email

[Mike Griffin]

Every computer that has tcp/ip installed has a telnet client. This 
doesn't hold true with secure shell clients.
If you're at a library, for instance, you can't dl something onto the 
computer but telnet is available for use.

Mike

On Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at 10:33  AM, Jason Sopko wrote:

> begin  Mike Griffin wrote:
>> Am I the only person that uses telnet to send and receive their email 
>> out of the office, or away from home?
>
> It's easier to connect to a server somewhere via ssh and 
> install/configure mutt for your mailboxes. It's rather silly to telnet 
> to pop3/imap to retrieve messages and then telnet again to smtp to 
> send/reply to messages. Not to mention that you're doing everything in 
> clear text instead of using ssh/mutt which will allow you to do things 
> in a more secure fashion.
>
> ///Jason
>
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