Subj : Re: Nightmares / Dreams
To   : Gamgee
From : Arelor
Date : Fri Apr 01 2022 18:51:31

  Re: Re: Nightmares / Dreams
  By: Gamgee to 2twisty on Thu Mar 31 2022 10:07 pm

 > -=> 2twisty wrote to Gamgee <=-
 > 
 >  Ga> No, I do not.  Telnet only.
 > 
 >  2t> I have noticed that many of the BBSes are telnet only.  Any
 >  2t> reason why we don't also do SSH and strongly suggest that people
 >  2t> use it?
 > 
 > I've thought about it, and probably should implement it.  I guess it's
 > just that there really isn't any "secret" data being transferred.
 > 
 >  2t> I support both, but plan to detect if they are on telnet and
 >  2t> encourage people to use SSH because it's secure.
 > 
 > I may do it also, soon.
 > 
 > 
 > 

I think that for a BBS, keeping the credentials safe would be the goal, rather
than keeping the messages themselves safe. YOu would not want somebody to sniff
somebody'spassword and then log in with his account.

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