From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12776 invoked from network); 28 Dec 2003 10:26:17 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (128.193.0.39) by eagle.gentoo.oregonstate.edu with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP; 28 Dec 2003 10:26:17 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([128.193.0.34] helo=eagle.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AaY7k-0002Cb-Ln for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:26:16 +0000 Received: (qmail 20015 invoked by uid 50004); 28 Dec 2003 10:26:15 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 4053 invoked from network); 28 Dec 2003 10:26:15 +0000 From: Mike Williams To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:26:18 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.93 References: <20031227223417.017c75e4@voyager.weeve.org> In-Reply-To: <20031227223417.017c75e4@voyager.weeve.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200312281026.19457.mike@gaima.co.uk> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] suggestion: virtual/telnet X-Archives-Salt: 947290dd-6ec9-4cd9-8dc7-a5bd037930b3 X-Archives-Hash: a2655d8e528808b0a0980c034780fe53 On Sunday 28 December 2003 03:34, Jason Wever wrote: > I don't believe our intention or goal is to proactively protect the user > from their own possible stupidity. Telnet is still rather viable for > things (think terminal servers) and has many applications where security > may not be a concern. Mostly, as an administrator/power user, telnet is an absolute must for testing services. The block-telnet with a virtual/telnet is a good idea. A simple 1 line reason for the block printed when portage shows the block would make things even better. Yes, it's work for a dev, but if it saves a multitude of questions later isn't it worth the effort now? -- Mike Williams -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list