[Coco] OT: windows telnet, was Play with NitrOS-9 over the Internet

[Aaron Wolfe]

I cannot fathom what lead to the decision not to include the telnet
client in new versions of Windows.  Were they trying to prevent people
from using telnet?  Probably not, since the included Hyperterm
application does do telnet.  Were they trying to save 71k of space?
Hard to believe when a default install takes hundreds of megabytes.
It seems to be nothing but an inconvenience from every angle I come up
with.

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 1:52 AM, Lothan <lothan at newsguy.com> wrote:
> It's on the install disc, but it isn't installed by default.
>
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> From: "Tony Cappellini" <cappy2112 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Coco] Play with NitrOS-9 over the Internet
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>> Message: 7
>> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:36:53 -0600
>> From: Sean <badfrog at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Play with NitrOS-9 over the Internet
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
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>>>> Actually 'telnet aes.dyndns.org 6809' is correct command for the Windows
>>
>> command line.
>> Maybe for Windows XP, but it is not present on Windows 7.
>>
>> Telnet is the most insecure piece of software on the plant. You may as
>> well
>> email everyone you know your passwords.
>> My shell account was hacked because of telnet. This is why I've been an
>> ssh
>> convert ever since. It' snot perfect, but it's more work to get at your
>> password- if it all.
>>
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