From: Dave O'Flynn (dave.oflynn at domain tinet.ie)
Date: Tue 25 May 1999 - 10:14:05 IST
At 10:02 AM 5/25/99 +0100, you wrote:
>It really, really, really is a bad idea to allow telnetting directly to
>root. Either log in as a normal user, then "su", or (the preferred
>option), eschew telnet altogether in favour of ssh, which is vastly more
>appropriate for network logons of all types.
Or don't use telnet at all if you're planning on su'ing to root. What if
there's someone packet sniffing on your LAN? :-)
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Dave O'Flynn
Telecom Internet NOC
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