From: Ron Johnson on 14 Jun 2010 03:40 On 06/13/2010 10:54 PM, Mark Allums wrote: > On 6/13/2010 10:29 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 06/13/2010 09:58 PM, Mark Allums wrote: >>> On 6/13/2010 8:23 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: >>>> (Presumably you know that telnet is considered a Bad Idea Who's Time >>>> Has >>>> Passed?) >>> >>> What about ssh? VNC? RDP? >>> >> >> What about them? >> > > Exactly. > > Are they better?, worse?, what? than telnet? > Well, VNC and RDP are *different* from telnet, like http is different from ftp. Thus, there is no "better or worse". Regarding ssh: this was the first entry when I Googled "ssh vs. telnet": http://blogs.sun.com/JayzSpeak/entry/telnet_vs_ssh As usual, Wikipedia gives a good overview: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell -- "There is usually only a limited amount of damage that can be done by dull or stupid people. For creating a truly monumental disaster, you need people with high IQs." Thomas Sowell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C15DB13.8000601(a)cox.net |