7/26/2001 - telnet access to servers restricted


A vulmerability has been discovered in the telnet program which can
allow hackers to gain access to the servers.  For your protection
we have restricted telnet access to the servers.  For additional information
about the vulerability see
 http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-21.html


We are recommending all users needing terminal access to their
servers to use secure shell (ssh) instead of telnet.  Secure shell
also makes it impossible for hackers to eavesdrop on your session
to steal passwords, etc...


All our servers are compatible with secure shell, versions 1 and 2.
The following are links to secure shell client software you can use
as an alternative to telnet:



PC/Windows:  use putty.exe
  http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty

Macintosh:  use niftytelnet/ssh or MacSSH
  http://www.lysator.liu.se/~jonasw/freeware/niftyssh/
  http://www.macssh.com

Unix:  use ssh or openssh
  http://www.openssh.com/
  http://www.ssh.com/


If you have any questions please email support@bigbiz.com.