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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > Steven, why do we need the password package to telnet?
>
> You don't need the passwd.tgz package to telnet.
> You need it to run the telnetd server (which accepts
> remote logins).  The default BL3 does not do logins
> -- the passwd.tgz package adds that ability.

I get it.  I recall telnetting from BL3 to BL2, probably for that reason. 
It was so amazing when it worked with microcom.

> Cheers,
> Steven
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