From fe561be6fc84f48d4d85baaf0d796518458134b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Nevins Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 16:02:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] cvs up -j1.6 -j1.7 intro.but [svn merge -r4678:4679] Remove now-incorrect paragraph about environment variables. [originally from svn r4680] --- doc/intro.but | 10 +--------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/intro.but b/doc/intro.but index 9e2767dc..71fcd9e4 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 1.6.4.1 2004/10/24 16:02:14 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