On 2017 May 22 23:09:54, you wrote to me:   
      
    RM>>> That is the reality of todays Internet. Learn to live with it,   
    RM>>> and use good passwords.   
    ml>> it is the MIRAI critter   
      
    RM> Yes ... that is the reality if todays Internet ... any we have to live   
    RM> with it ;)   
      
   maybe, maybe not... with proper detection and prevention, not so much ;)   
      
    RM>>> Best is to abandon telnet altogether and switch to SSH.   
    ml>> you cannot switch old-school BBSes to SSH when using virtual modem   
    ml>> shims... there are not existing that speak SSH...   
      
    RM> Then it is time to abandon modem shims.   
    RM> We are not chiseling stone tablets any more ...   
      
   perhaps you can explain how to put MBSE or BBBS on SSH then?   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   Always Mount a Scratch Monkey   
   Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it   
   wrong...   
   ... Avoid Quiet and Placid persons unless you are in Need of Sleep.   
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