Re: openssh and telnet

From: willjay (willjay_at_excite.com)
Date: 01/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 06:58:33 -0500

"Jean-Pierre Radley" <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message
news:20040107014232.GG25653@jpradley.jpr.com...
> willjay typed (on Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 07:48:41PM -0500):
> | Can telnetd and ftpd be disabled when openssh is installed. How do you
> | prevent someone from doing an regular telnet or ftp. Thanks wj
>
> What has one to do with the other? Edit your inetd.conf file 'ad lib'.
>
> --
> JP

I see now that they have nothing to do with each other. I disabled both
ftpd and telnetd and finger so that should be a little more secure. What
other inetd.conf setting can I 'rem out' ?

Thanks,
wj

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