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Date:	Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:33:26 PDT7
From:	J R FOX <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: News Server Question, etc.

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--- Peter Skye wrote:

> J R FOX wrote:
> >
> > > I could get on yours if I knew the userid and
> password.
> >
> > What a kidder ! Peter tried that line quite a
> while
> > back, and I didn't bite then either. But then,
> he's
> > probably much more likely to try and pull
> something
> > than you are . . . (?)
>
> Foxey,
>
> Can you test a piece of software for me? It's
> called telnetd and all
> you have to do is start it and leave it running.
>
> - Peter

Nice try, Duckster. I think the "d" in telnetd must
stand for Daemon. I have only the faintest notion of
what those are, but it is sufficient for me to steer
clear of 'em. (Lemme guess: something akin to leaving
the front door wide open, with one of those overhead
fwy. message boards offering the driving directions ?)

Jordan

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