Subj : Re: Door problems
To   : Patch
From : Sam Alexander
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 11:33 pm

  Re: Re: Door problems
  By: Patch to Sam Alexander on Wed Sep 28 2005 08:24 pm

 >   Re: Re: Door problems
 >   By: Sam Alexander to Mindless Automaton on Wed Sep 28 2005 03:45 pm
 > 
 >  > I don't know of Win XP supports this stock or not, but I've seen folks
 >  > enable Telnet servers on Win XP allowing remote access through command li
 >  > The CLI on Win XP blows though, so unless Sync has some nice command line
 >  > tools or you add some Unix-style apps to give more features, I don't know
 >  > Win XP's CLI is much useful.
 >  >
 >  > Sam
 > 
 > All versions of Windows OS support realVNC, we use it on all our PC's at
 > work (4 floors) on each individual PC.  This is so we can access a client PC
 > without having to physically go there.
 > 
 > I also use it on my own network here at home.  Two PC's running windows 98,
 > three running Windows XP Home, and one running Windows 2000.
 > 
 > It's a nice thing to have when you need to access another PC when you need
 > to, and although it's not a secure connection (encrypted, etc.) it allows yo
 > to have full control, including CMD if you need it.
 > 
 > From my BBS experience in the past, a DOS shell available through the BBS is
 > trouble waiting to happen, best to find an alternative way to connect and ge
 > accomplished what you need to do.

Hiya Patch --

I do use VNC on Linux, Mac, and Windows, and it's nice!  The original poster 
I thought was talking about command line only, at which Telnet or SSH are 
options.  Problem is command line in Windows is quite limited.  

You're also right in that being able to shell outside the BBS from the BBS 
can be problematic, and I might disable it... I have SSh running on the 
server, and it suits me quite well for non-BBS stuff.  I mainly use ;SHELL 
for quick fixes and so forth.

Sam


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