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diff --git a/source/n/telnet/slack-desc b/source/n/telnet/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..89ba84c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/n/telnet/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +telnet: telnet (the telnet client and daemon) +telnet: +telnet: telnet supports the original DARPA telnet interactive communication +telnet: protocol. As connecting to a telnetd server transmits your password +telnet: over the network in cleartext, telnet's use as a login protocol has +telnet: been mostly superceded by the use of ssh and sshd. However, the +telnet: telnet client is still a very handy tool, and telnetd may still have +telnet: some uses on networks that are known to be secure. +telnet: +telnet: telnet and telnetd were ported from BSD. +telnet: |