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[SOLVED] How do I telnet to a site

PostPosted: Jul 19th, '13, 13:58
by nigelc
Hello,
I used to be able to telnet to some sites, but it might be insecure , but it's not the point.

Re: How do I telnet to a site

PostPosted: Jul 19th, '13, 14:02
by nigelc
urpmq reports these files. which one?
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heimdal-telnet
heimdal-telnetd
netkit-telnet
netkit-telnet-server

Re: How do I telnet to a site

PostPosted: Jul 19th, '13, 19:17
by doktor5000
Default installation carries netkit-telnet.
But telnet is provided by multiple packages:

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[doktor5000@Mageia3 ~]$ urpmf bin/telnet$ | sort -u
heimdal-telnet:/usr/bin/telnet                                                                                                                                         
krb5-appl-clients:/usr/bin/telnet                                                                                                                                       
mindi-busybox:/usr/lib64/mindi/rootfs/usr/bin/telnet                                                                                                                   
mindi-busybox:/usr/lib/mindi/rootfs/usr/bin/telnet                                                                                                                     
netkit-telnet:/usr/bin/telnet

Re: How do I telnet to a site

PostPosted: Jul 20th, '13, 04:15
by nigelc
Thanks Doktor5000