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| − | Telnet allows you to submit commands over the [[network]] in plain text. It was used to execute [[ | + | Telnet allows you to submit commands over the [[network]] in plain text. It was used to execute [[shell]] [[commands]] on remote computers, but this usecase has been superceded by [[ssh]] which protects passwords by encrypting the communication. |
'''For executing shell commands on remote computers, use ssh, not telnet!!!''' | '''For executing shell commands on remote computers, use ssh, not telnet!!!''' | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 3 July 2011
Telnet allows you to submit commands over the network in plain text. It was used to execute shell commands on remote computers, but this usecase has been superceded by ssh which protects passwords by encrypting the communication.
For executing shell commands on remote computers, use ssh, not telnet!!!
Telnet is still good for
