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  • Re: Connect to another Telnet BBS from within my BBS

    From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to candycane on Sun Jul 30 07:55:00 2023
    candycane wrote to Nightfox <=-

    Quick question, wouldn't it be better to connect over ssh? At least
    if its available

    I've had the same thought, but it seems many BBS users and sysops don't really care about the security that SSH offers over Telnet. On my BBS, I get far more users using telnet than SSH.

    ooh, ok! i personally prefer ssh because i can just put the
    credentials into syncterm once and not have to worry about the
    extra login screen, i only use telnet for conchaos bc i don't
    THINK they have a ssh service.

    YOU CAN PUT YOUR TELNET CREDENTIALS INTO A BBS'S DIALING ENTRY IN
    SYNCTERM, AND THEN AT THE LOGIN PROMPT YOU JUST PRESS 'ALT-L' AND IT
    LOGS YOU IN WITH NO FURTHER FUSS.


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  • From candycane@VERT/DIGDIST to Gamgee on Sun Jul 30 10:18:36 2023
    Re: Re: Connect to another Telnet BBS from within my BBS
    By: Gamgee to candycane on Sun Jul 30 2023 07:55 am

    candycane wrote to Nightfox <=-

    Quick question, wouldn't it be better to connect over ssh? At least if
    its available

    I've had the same thought, but it seems many BBS users and sysops don't
    really care about the security that SSH offers over Telnet. On my BBS, I
    get far more users using telnet than SSH.

    ooh, ok! i personally prefer ssh because i can just put the
    credentials into syncterm once and not have to worry about the
    extra login screen, i only use telnet for conchaos bc i don't
    THINK they have a ssh service.

    YOU CAN PUT YOUR TELNET CREDENTIALS INTO A BBS'S DIALING ENTRY IN SYNCTERM, AND THEN AT THE LOGIN PROMPT YOU JUST PRESS 'ALT-L' AND IT LOGS YOU IN WITH NO FURTHER FUSS.


    ... Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL

    alt+l is already bound on my system so i have to go thru the alt z menu
    user generated from /dev/urandom

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to candycane on Sun Jul 30 15:20:33 2023
    Re: Connect to another Telnet BBS from within my BBS
    By: candycane to Nightfox on Sat Jul 29 2023 10:14 pm

    only use telnet for conchaos bc i don't THINK they have a ssh service. i
    tried emailing the sysop but they haven't responded

    nvm i noticed they had a website and the ssh service is on a different port ^^"

    Yes, all that stuff is normally on separate ports.. The standard port for telnet is 23, standard SSH port is 22, and standard web port is 80 - though the settings for those can be changed by the sysop.

    Nightfox

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  • From candycane@VERT/DIGDIST to Nightfox on Sun Jul 30 16:02:33 2023
    Re: Connect to another Telnet BBS from within my BBS
    By: Nightfox to candycane on Sun Jul 30 2023 03:20 pm

    Re: Connect to another Telnet BBS from within my BBS
    By: candycane to Nightfox on Sat Jul 29 2023 10:14 pm

    only use telnet for conchaos bc i don't THINK they have a ssh service. i
    tried emailing the sysop but they haven't responded

    nvm i noticed they had a website and the ssh service is on a different
    port ^^"

    Yes, all that stuff is normally on separate ports.. The standard port for telnet is 23, standard SSH port is 22, and standard web port is 80 - though the settings for those can be changed by the sysop.

    Nightfox

    right, i find it a bit annoying to have to remember the port number too

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