Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:36:06 +0700 From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net> To: Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org>, Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> Cc: Mike Karels <mike@karels.net>, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>, Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 24e1824e4646 - main - Deprecate telnet daemon Message-ID: <23508ccf-d6c4-4915-98e9-326cd2fc7157@grosbein.net> In-Reply-To: <20220921214546.426y6o4jpnsfsa2l@mutt-hbsd> References: <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <20220921163951.17C77AC@slippy.cwsent.com> <8EC34FC3-F299-4B03-AD4E-83D062D0E9F6@karels.net> <Yyt%2BEOM/Bnth88Xv@FreeBSD.org> <20220921214546.426y6o4jpnsfsa2l@mutt-hbsd>
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22.09.2022 4:45, Shawn Webb wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 01:02:17PM -0500, Mike Karels wrote: >> M> I have no problem with deprecating (or removing) telnetd in base. I >> M> think the client should remain, though. I use it frequently, although >> M> not on the telnet port. ftp* are another issue; anonymous FTP is a >> M> perfectly reasonable usage. I use it to download FreeBSD images often. >> >> Is there any service where telnet to a port would be preferred over nc(1)? > > I wonder if it would be worthwhile to hardlink telnet(1) to nc(1). Telnet is much more feature-rich. For example, I use telnet to connect to IP-based remote console server that uses bunch of RS-232 async ports to setup and/or OOB-control Cisco routers and telnet has "send break" command to send BREAK signal to enter ROMMON for boot-looping device.
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