[Coco] Anyone still play text adventure games?

[Aaron Wolfe]

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Tony Cappellini <cappy2112 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 2:09 PM
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Anyone still play text adventure games?
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>>>I started up the server, you can play by telneting to 69.13.218.10 port
>>>6809
> You do realize how easy it is to hack into your server right?
> Telnet isn't secure, and should never be used.
>

This seems to be a common misunderstanding.  There is nothing
"insecure" about the telnet protocol itself.  It is simply a mechanism
for transferring bytes from one place to another.  No more or less
secure than HTTP, SMTP, or any other unencrypted channel.

It *is* insecure to send login information over an unencrypted
channel, but my Bedlam game doesn't do that.  Unless you are concerned
that someone might intercept your traffic and determine that you are
about to feed hamburger to the guard dog, there is no issue here.

-Aaron