![]() To use Kerberos to authenticate and encrypt a telnet Virtually identical to configuring it on a Unix Mac OS X, see the Knowledge Base document Set up a Unix computer as a Kerberized application server (Setting up Kerberized telnet in Mac OS X is Note: At Indiana University, if you are using Information here may no longer be accurate, and links may no longer be available or reliable. Move the Telnet.app to the application folder and install telnet (with brew or move the old 10.12 version to /usr/local/bin/).This content has been archived, and is no longer maintained by Indiana University. Open the .plist with Xcode and paste this under LSHandlers And right click the app and select show package contentĮdit the ist file and paste this in Set host_port to text from (host_port + 2) to -1 of initĭo script ("/usr/local/bin/telnet " & host_port)Įxport as an application. Set host_port to the offset of "/" in init Set init to do shell script "echo ' " & host & "' | sed -e 's/:/ /g'" Modified the URL handler and also modified .plist that it uses the script app instead of terminal for telnet sessions.Ī friend of mine pointed out that using an alternatieve Telnet client (like ITerm2) could also be a solution. I created an apple script and saved it as an app. I found a way that the URL handler uses Terminal again. That sounds like a recipe for disaster - all enforced by anti-telnet orthodoxy. ![]() So instead of a nice stable version that's part of the OS, we have hundreds of people downloading who-knows-what version os the binary from unknown and untrusted sources around the Internet. Those who did know what it is and why they need it (and they'll get it one way or the other). Those who have no use for telnet never used it and won't miss it. They are different tools with different applications. What I do not understand is the misguided zeal in hobbling the OS combined with the weird defensiveness of those acolytes who must somehow defend the decision. ![]() ![]() It's unsafe, redundant and inferior to other options. I understand (and completely support) the lack of a telnet service on the platform. What this change does is force those who use their OS X more like a traditional Unix system and less like an iPad to install third party utilities to make up for deficiencies in the OS. I use nc a lot for some tasks, but it's terminal emulation is terrible and it makes managing legacy devices that require telnet very nearly impossible. ![]() I've seen lots of comments defending the move (eerily reminiscent of MSFT responses to criticisms of all things Microsoft), but there's really no equivalent to be found in nc. ![]()
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