Telnet not in netutils

[raf]

On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 09:20:47AM +1000, Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 27 May 2021, Christopher Jones wrote:
> 
> > I guess you didn’t read/notice the port notes when you installed
> > inetutils ?
> 
> [...]
> 
> It's also a horribly insecure protocol; I've even disabled it on my LAN (SSH
> is your friend).
> 
> -- Dave

telnet might still be useful for debugging other services
(that have no authentication), although probably nothing
that nc/nc6 can't do. but yes, port 23 should certainly be
avoided like something proverbial.

cheers,
raf