Telnetd isn't bad, really.  As long as you provide the SSL layer to
it. ;-) Purge the standard, unencrypted telnetd with the much better
telnetd-ssl ;-).  SSH is nice, but it isn't the ONLY answer.
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Chad "^chewie" Walstrom <chewie@wookimus.net>
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