no telnet localhost, ok elsewhere

[Derek Neighbors]

You are aware telnet is a pretty large security risk?

-Derek

On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 lynn.newton@cox.net wrote:

> 
> >> Can we see the telnet file you created?
> 
> > It's attached.
> 
> It seems it wasn't. Here's a cut and paste.
> 
> ---------------------------
> # default: on
> # description: The telnet server serves telnet sessions; it uses \
> #	unencrypted username/password pairs for authentication.
> service telnet
> {
> 	flags		= REUSE
> 	socket_type	= stream
> 	wait		= no
> 	user		= root
> 	server		= /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
> 	log_on_failure	= USERID
> 	disable		= no
> }
> -----------------------------------
> 
> Lynn David Newton
> Phoenix, Arizona
>