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Telnet is not used really at all anymore. Most distributions come without it, or have it disabled by default. Historically it was the only way to connect remote
by junon 3y ago
Telnet is not used really at all anymore. Most distributions come without it, or have it disabled by default. Historically it was the only way to connect remotely, as it imitated how connections used to work over phone lines. It's definitely outdated, as SSH is now the defacto.
- jamesdwilson 3y agoThat last part is interesting, it imitated how connections used to work over phone lines, can you talk more about that or provide a link please? Thank you