Re: git: 24e1824e4646 - main - Deprecate telnet daemon

22.09.2022 4:45, Shawn Webb wrote:

>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 01:02:17PM -0500, Mike Karels wrote:
>> M> I have no problem with deprecating (or removing) telnetd in base.  I
>> M> think the client should remain, though.  I use it frequently, although
>> M> not on the telnet port.  ftp* are another issue; anonymous FTP is a
>> M> perfectly reasonable usage.  I use it to download FreeBSD images often.
>>
>> Is there any service where telnet to a port would be preferred over nc(1)?
> 
> I wonder if it would be worthwhile to hardlink telnet(1) to nc(1).

Telnet is much more feature-rich. For example, I use telnet to connect to IP-based remote console server
that uses bunch of RS-232 async ports to setup and/or OOB-control Cisco routers
and telnet has "send break" command to send BREAK signal to enter ROMMON for boot-looping device.