Re: Disabling telnetd and ftpd for security

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From: Ric Vega
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 09:46

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In article <1992Aug27.174729.1@vcp1.vcp.monash.edu.au> daniel@vcp1.vcp.monash.edu.au writes:
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>I thought that the best way to make the Iris secure and still allow network
>access would be to disable telnetd and ftpd, leaving inetd and smtpd working
>for mail to be available.  This would allow telnet and ftp *from* our Iris,
>but not *to*.
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With inetd gone, no one would be able to telnet *to* your machine..
I think its telnetd you would need to disable along with the ftpd


Guy
gtvega@seabass.st.usm.edu
Eagles Nest BBS

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Subject: Re: Disabling telnetd and ftpd for security
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