[ih] Today’s Internet Still Relies on an ARPANET-Era Protocol: The Request for Comments (Steve Crocker)

Scott O. Bradner sob at sobco.com
Fri Aug 7 16:45:26 PDT 2020


telnet seems to be used (or at least implemented) by most makers of Internet of Things devices
(security cameras etc) and shows up with default passwords in a security bulletin every few months

Scott

> On Aug 7, 2020, at 7:11 PM, Bernie Cosell via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
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> On 7 Aug 2020 at 11:52, the keyboard of geoff goodfel wrote:
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>> *The RFC may be the ARPANET’s most enduring legacy*
>> EXCERPT:
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> On FB I opined that SMTP might be a contender [and mentioned that I'm told 
> that FTP and TELNET are still used, but I barely believe it :o)]
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>  /Bernie\
>            Bernie Cosell
>       bernie at fantasyfarm.com
> -- Too many people; too few sheep --
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