[oclug] telnet/ssh Usage Question

[Mike Hoye]

On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 11:43:54AM -0400, Francis J. A. Pinteric wrote:
> 
> Here's a question for you.  If you were to purchase a web-hosting
> package how important would shell access be to you? Outside of the
> convenience and power that we all enjoy on our own systems, that is.

A lack of ssh would be a deal-breaker. 
Allowing telnet would also be a deal-breaker.

I can't imagine having to handle website administration through a web
interface, and allowing people to send passwords out to the world in
plaintext is silly.

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