Subj : Re: Connect to another Telnet BBS from within my BBS
To   : candycane
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Jul 30 2023 07:55:00

-=> candycane wrote to Nightfox <=-

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

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

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