> ae /etc/inetd.conf comment out the telnet and ftp lines
also, I would normally use dselect and remove both the telnet and ftp packages.. if you do not want to remove the packages, then remove from rcX.d the scripts which fire up the daemons for ftp and telnet For example:- > mv /etc/rcX.d/SXXtelnet /etc/rcX.d/~SXXtelnet HTH Patrick Cheong Information Systems Assurance Measat Broadcast Network Systems e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > -----Original Message----- > From: Eileen Orbell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 9:30 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Telnet FTP > > Hi, > > What is the best way to disable or better still un-install Telnet and FTP > packages? I am using ssh now and want to close both FTP and Telnet ports > down. > > Thanks > > > Eileen Orbell > Software & Internet Applications > Capitol College > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Don't Fear the Penguin. > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null