My main (debian) system is at an ISP and I dial-in and telnet to my system.
Are there any telnet clients for windows that support ssl-telnetd ? Regarding PGP...what is everyone using, the International version or the US version ? Matthew > there are two secure(*), encrypted alternatives: > > 1. install ssl-telnet on both machines. This replaces telnet and telnetd > (it is still compatible with non-ssl versions, though) > > ssltelnet depends on the ssleay package. > > 2. install ssh on both machines. This is a replacement for rsh, rcp, and > other 'r' programs. I much prefer this to ssltelnet....in fact, i > hardly use telnet at all these days (i only use ssltelnet to upgrade > ssh on remote machines - ssh runs as a daemo, not out of inetd so > upgrading the ssh package kills your current session. There are > good reasons to run it like this so i'm not sure if this should be > reported as a bug or not.) > > ssh depends on zlib1. > > I recommend installing BOTH packages. > > Both packages are subject to US export restrictions, so they are not > available from the main debian ftp site. You can get them (and the ssleay > package) from the debian-non-US site in Germany: > > ftp://os.inf.tu-dresden.de:/pub/debian-non-US/ > > There are several mirrors of this site. Look in the README.non-us file on > ftp.debian.org for a list. > > While you're there, pick up a copy of PGP too. > > (*) even "secure" programs are compromisable if you use them carelessly. > these are no magic panacea for security problems - they work best if you > read the documentation and understand what they're doing, why they're doing > it, and how they work. > > craig > > -- > craig sanders > networking consultant Available for casual or contract > temporary autonomous zone system administration tasks. > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
