Subj : Re: Nightmares / Dreams
To   : McDoob
From : 2twisty
Date : Thu Mar 31 2022 18:30:53

 Mc> Sir, I would ask you to refresh your lessons on network vulnerability.
 Mc> Trust me when I say this: SSH access is root access, if you do it right.

.....and so is Telnet or ANY protocol exposed to the Internet.  Every server/service has bugs that can be exploited; they were coded by imperfect umans that make mistakes.  It's just whether or not they have been discovered/weaponized.

If you're worried about SSH, you should be worried about Telnet. So why don't you close your board to the outside world completely and just poll for your mail as a private node? That would be infinitely safer.  

Of course, the only foolproof way is to unplug the power. :)

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