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  Re: Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Mindsurfer on Thu Nov 06 2025 07:16:44

 PF> I'll play devil's advocate here - running insecure protocols on a BBS
 PF> aren't that big of a deal as long as you're not sharing passwords. I still
 PF> allow telnet.

That's true. I would never disable Telnet. But i also offer ssh.

I don't care who is reading transfers of publicly available messages, files
and information but at least the passwords should be encrypted if possible.
As said before, i try to switch from telnet to ssh where ssh is offered. And
in general, i think to encrypt everything should be the default, no matter how
valuable the information is.

It is ok when the protocols without encryption are needed for backwards
compatibility and to keep the retro systems alive and connected.

I also understand that you don't come to BBSes for maximum privacy. =)

Mindsurfer

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