Re: [aclug-L] telnet

[Jeremy Johnstone <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Which would most likely happen anyway since almost all network services
send a clear text password at some point.

On 24 Sep 1998, John Goerzen wrote:

> Jeremy Johnstone <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > I doubt security is his major concern. Just accessability. Yet it is
> > always good to be paranoid I guess.... <g> Never know who is gonna sniff
> > out your latest CS programming assignment off the wire.
> 
> Or who is gonna sniff your *password* off the wire.  Far worse.
> 
> John
> 
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