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from: Mike Ehlert
date: 2006-09-05 08:38:58
subject: Re: EleBBS: elebbs and debian telnet setup

* EleBBS Support List

Hi Scott,

>> Ok with that type of setup we have one problem if you try to run a script
>> on my system from telnetd it fails if you try to run an executable file
>> it works.
>
> Why do you need telnetd?

From what I've heard,  inetd/xinetd has some security changes made earlier
this year in several of the distros, which prevent them from being able to 
run
an "unvalidated" password/login program.

Regards,   Mike

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