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Re:Telnet BBS Guide by marcodiego on Sunday November 21, 2021 @09:21AM (#29296347)
Most important thing when using BBS through telnet: it uses no cryptography!
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Re:Telnet BBS Guide by jbledsoe2112 on Sunday November 21, 2021 @11:18AM (#29297325)
Simple technology. Most newer ones support SSH if that's what you want.
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Re:Telnet BBS Guide by reaperducer on Sunday November 21, 2021 @10:38AM (#29296933)
That's a feature, not a bug. If I'm using telnet, I'm on a machine that lacks the horsepower to encrypt beyond rot13.
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