Subj : Re: Telnet 'server' software for Windows?
To   : Malvinas
From : J0hnny A1pha
Date : Thu Aug 22 2024 20:10:32

BY: Malvinas (21:4/167)
On Thursday,August 22, 2024 at 02:50 PM, Malvinas (21:4/167) wrote:

M> Hello all:
M> I was wondering, what soft should I use to have my own personal computer
M> respond to a telnet connection from the outside?
M> I'm thinking about getting into my home computer from work through
M> telnet.
M> What software should I use? I wouldn't like to have a full-fledged BBS
M> running just to have my computer respond and let me list files and
M> simple things like that...
M> Thanks for the info, I know too little of this 'telnet thing'... I'm
M> feeling like Homer Simpson, going to install Jesus dancing macarena
M> through telnet :p

I'd avoid telnet for this. Maybe passwordless SSH on an obscure port? 

You *could* use Syncterm's ssh and bam, drop right into a SSH session. But 
again, not super secure.

I use the free Tailscale app to create a virtual private network on my computers, works pretty well.

..jA


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