![]() That sounds like a recipe for disaster - all enforced by anti-telnet orthodoxy. So instead of a nice stable version that's part of the OS, we have hundreds of people downloading who-knows-what version os the binary from unknown and untrusted sources around the Internet. Those who did know what it is and why they need it (and they'll get it one way or the other). ![]() Those who have no use for telnet never used it and won't miss it. They are different tools with different applications. What I do not understand is the misguided zeal in hobbling the OS combined with the weird defensiveness of those acolytes who must somehow defend the decision. It's unsafe, redundant and inferior to other options. I understand (and completely support) the lack of a telnet service on the platform. What this change does is force those who use their OS X more like a traditional Unix system and less like an iPad to install third party utilities to make up for deficiencies in the OS. I use nc a lot for some tasks, but it's terminal emulation is terrible and it makes managing legacy devices that require telnet very nearly impossible. I've seen lots of comments defending the move (eerily reminiscent of MSFT responses to criticisms of all things Microsoft), but there's really no equivalent to be found in nc.
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