Steven Pritchard <steve(a)silug.org> writes:
I don't think anyone would argue that about telnet (well, other
than
it not being 8-bit clean), but have you ever really looked at rsh?
It's just *evil*. Authentication is implemented entirely client-side.
Just as with NFS for example. Is NFS evil too?
It won't work with firewalls.
Of course it does. It can't work with dynamic NATs as it uses IP
(and reserved TCP port) for access check but rsh is just a simple
TCP connection to a well-known port.
It has to be setuid root.
Sure, reserved TCP port.
Still, there is no replacement.
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Krzysztof Halasa