in regards to ssh and telnet...

MS> TB> The technologies are strikingly similar.
MS>      Yes, that's what i've heard but ~RLogIn~ would be closer, it seems.

but does rlogin inherently support blowfish and other 128+ bit encryptions
like secure shell does?

MS>      I would as well if i happened to use `ZOC', which i don't since the
MS> whole `W32' OS itself is rarely running when i manage my correspondance.

leputty (available on sourceforge) and bterm (though it only has ssh1, and
is thus very slow) are both programs i've had experience with as far as the
two or three ssh-protected bbss i frequent are concerned.

MS> TB> It has the same ansi graphics, etc...
MS>      I went even further by suggesting it would be interactive enough to
MS> ~TelNet~ to an ~FTP~ server equiped with a .QWK command-set extension...

why bother? why not just use the ftp server? or, if you're looking to serve
your .qwk files over a telnet connection, just use most bulletin board
softwares' built-in .qwk managing system. i know mystic and synchronet both
have a system for offline mail (mystic's can be adapted to work with
networks the way synchronet's does as opposed to .pak like i use), and
synchronet already has a system in place to pass fidonet (and other ftn)
through .qwk packets over either an ftp or telnet interface.

MS> few years ago;  i wouldn't campaign against usage of ~SSH~ or ~HTTPS~, i
MS> just prefer to promote various ways to make the UpGrade Path smoother...

like piling a bunch of crap on top of telnet and http?

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