Re: Putting together a server/network...

["Mark Beihoffer" <mbeihoffer@uswest.net>]

dsniff, among others, can easily capture telnet passwords, even on a
'fully switched LAN'.

http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Wingate" <steve@velosystems.net>
To: "Chuck Yerkes" <chuck@snew.com>
Cc: <mike.ayers@earthling.net>; <misc@openbsd.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: Putting together a server/network...


> > I forbid the use of telnet.  By you, by anyone.  Just say "no,
> > thank you"
> >
> Just out of curiosity, on a fully switched LAN why is telnet a bad
thing?
>
>
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