Am So, den 04.07.2004 schrieb Thomas Sapp um 2:29:
I would use SSH except I am not allow to install software on my work computer that is not approved by my company, freeware or not.
Then you should urgently ask your administrator then, because telnet is absolutely insecure.
And I am aware of the xinet.d files and the telnet file listed there is pretty much greek to me. Anyone able to translate the file or atleast help me understand it? Here is the contents of said file:
Thanks, Thomas Sapp
The content of the telnet service xinetd configuration file is fully explained in "man 5 xinetd.conf" and you can read it yourself. Please reask for specific things you don't understand from reading.
Alexander