From dead55977069495374608318fcdb5a4652ce2aff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Nevins Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:58:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Differences between protocols: remove the entire paragraph about environment variables. It was no longer true (given that we support them in SSH-2 now), and the new situation was probably too complex to explain in an introductory chapter. And the utility of setting them seems to be marginal these days given the lack of server support. [originally from svn r4679] --- doc/intro.but | 10 +--------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/intro.but b/doc/intro.but index 9e2767dc..aab1504f 100644 --- a/doc/intro.but +++ b/doc/intro.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: intro.but,v 1.6 2004/06/15 11:00:28 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: intro.but,v 1.7 2004/10/24 15:58:31 jacob Exp $ \C{intro} Introduction to PuTTY @@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ high-security protocol. It uses strong cryptography to protect your connection against eavesdropping, hijacking and other attacks. Telnet and Rlogin are both older protocols offering minimal security. -\b Telnet allows you to pass some settings on to the server, such as -environment variables. (These control various aspects of the -server's behaviour. You can usually set them by entering commands -into the server once you're connected, but it's easier to have -Telnet do it automatically.) SSH and Rlogin do not support this. -However, most modern Telnet servers don't allow it either, because -it has been a constant source of security problems. - \b SSH and Rlogin both allow you to log in to the server without having to type a password. (Rlogin's method of doing this is insecure, and can allow an attacker to access your account on the