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On 02/09/2010 10:50 AM, Tomasz Pona wrote:
> Out of necessity we're using SSH now, but it looks like telnet is a lot
> easier to maintain and understand: we had inetd configured already
> and we had to enable sshd. Obviously ssh-config scripts are doing great job
> setting defaults, but when reading doc you're immediately attacked by the
> overburden of information on:

That which has been around for a long time, is well understood, and is
already set up always has a quicker learning curve than something new. ;-)

Setting up the OpenSSH package on Cygwin using password authentication,
which is the closest analogue to the telnet interface, doesn't require a
complete understanding of all the details and variants of SSH authentication.
You just have to use it after running the config scripts. :-)

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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