__Telnet__ was one of the first protocols to be developed during the early stages of the [ARPANET] that later became the Internet. Telnet allows you to ~~login to another Internet location~~ to gain access to databases, library catalogs, and interactive environments. Telnet has been around for a long time now and is being replaced by communication protocols that provide better security, such as __[SSH]__. The unsecured transmission of data over the internet poses a high security risk. It it very easy for knowledgable persons to ~~sniff~~ passwords and other relevant information from unsecured communication and use it to break into other computers. 2005-11-10 14:23:51.057 2005-11-10 14:23:51.057