full-disclosure - Re: Re: Re: open telnet port

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From: Dave.Ewart at cancer.org.uk (Dave Ewart)
Subject: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port

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On Thursday, 09.09.2004 at 13:17 +0200, Kim B. Nielsen wrote:

> A reasonable use for telnet is when the ssh deamon goes down, or isn't
> started on bootup because of some configuration error...
> 
> Yes, I know it isn't secure, but sometimes it can be the last
> resort...

No no, bad security.

Physical access should be the last resort, not Telnet.

Dave.
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Dave Ewart
Dave.Ewart@...cer.org.uk
Computing Manager, Epidemiology Unit, Oxford
Cancer Research UK
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