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. :-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
