Re: [vox-tech] ssh/telnet security question

[jdnewmil@dcn.davis.MAPSca.us]

On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Jan Wynholds wrote:

> 
> --- Micah Cowan <micah@cowanbox.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 03:43:08PM -0800, Dale
> > Bewley wrote:
> > > I stopped using telnet quite a while ago. Unless
> > you have a *really* slow
> > > system or an incorrigable firewall there is no
> > reason not to ssh that I
> > > can think of.
> > > 
> > > If you find yourself logging in from a windows box
> > you can get a free
> > > client called putty. Search on google.com, it
> > works pretty well and it is
> > > just a single executable, so it's convenient.
> > 
> 
> Thanks for the info.  I'll check it out.
> 
> I tried using one called SecureCRT.  It worked
> alright, but costs $99 (free only for 30 days).

In my search for SSH for M$Win (which terminated when I found puTTY), I
found many comments that SecureCRT terminal emulation wasn't reliable.
They could be dated, but maybe not.

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