[wplug] telnet for email

Jason Sopko jason at sopko.net
Tue Jun 17 10:57:34 EDT 2003


begin  Mike Griffin wrote:
> 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

Using a public computer that has who knows what running in the 
background and transmitting your credentials in clear text are two 
separate security issues. I'd do neither, personally.

///Jason




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