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Re: telnet connected but without response
On 02/09/2010 10:50 AM, Tomasz Pona wrote:
Out of necessity we're using SSH now, but it looks like telnet is a lot
easier to maintain and understand: we had inetd configured already
and we had to enable sshd. Obviously ssh-config scripts are doing great job
setting defaults, but when reading doc you're immediately attacked by the
overburden of information on:
That which has been around for a long time, is well understood, and is
already set up always has a quicker learning curve than something new. ;-)
Setting up the OpenSSH package on Cygwin using password authentication,
which is the closest analogue to the telnet interface, doesn't require a
complete understanding of all the details and variants of SSH authentication.
You just have to use it after running the config scripts. :-)
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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