Re: STARTUP.NOS

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From: Guy Harrison
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 00:00

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 In article <822085896_OASIS_@zing.demon.co.uk>
  Brian@zing.demon.co.uk (Brian Dew) said:-

[snip]

>The telnet *client* is still in NOS 0.42... It's the *server* that 
>appears to have gone... The telnet server allowed other users to 
>telnet *into* your computer when you were on line (just as the ftp 
>server allows people to ftp to your computer). While it was there 
>anyone who new the correct login and password could telnet in and 
>(among other things) have a chat. In the sample STARTUP.NOS the 
>commented out line: #start telnet was the one that turned the server 
>on, but since version 0.42 "telnet" is no longer an option for the 
>start command.

Understood. Any idea why it was removed - lack of use or some more 
subtle reason?


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Guy Harrison

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From: guy@swampdog.demon.co.uk (Guy Harrison)
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Date: 1996/01/19
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