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Remove now-incorrect paragraph about environment variables.

[originally from svn r4680]
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\versionid $Id: intro.but,v 1.6 2004/06/15 11:00:28 jacob Exp $
\versionid $Id: intro.but,v 1.6.4.1 2004/10/24 16:02:14 jacob Exp $
\C{intro} Introduction to PuTTY
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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