Comments on: Installing The Telnet Client Into Windows 7 http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-the-telnet-client-into-windows-7/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: SAP http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-the-telnet-client-into-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-25118 SAP Tue, 26 May 2009 14:24:56 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-the-telnet-client-into-windows-7/#comment-25118 Telnet is not used as much now, because any passwords are transmitted as clear (unencrypted) text. Where possible, it's much better to use another protocol such as SSH. However, the telnet client can be useful as a quick and dirty way for checking servers, e.g. telnet www.example.com 80 GET / [Do not enable Telnet Server unless you really know what you are doing] Telnet is not used as much now, because any passwords are transmitted as clear (unencrypted) text.
Where possible, it’s much better to use another protocol such as SSH.

However, the telnet client can be useful as a quick and dirty way for checking servers, e.g.

telnet http://www.example.com 80
GET /

[Do not enable Telnet Server unless you really know what you are doing]

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