Re: Moving telnet/telnetd from base to pkgsrc

[Taylor R Campbell <campbell+netbsd-tech-userlevel%mumble.net@localhost>]

> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:34:47 -0000 (UTC)
> From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
> 
> coypu%sdf.org@localhost writes:
> 
> >You know I'm writing this as telnet on netbsd is vulnerable to remote
> >exploits, and everyone that can MITM you can do that to you whenever you
> >'telnet to see if ports are open'?
> 
> Obviously wrong.

This is not a helpful response.  What, specifically, is wrong, and why
is it obvious?

There is an exploit being privately circulated, which is what prompted
this discussion in the first place, and an advisory is presumably
forthcoming.