> Funny you say that about telnet, when I look at the unauthorized access
> attempts in the logs on my servers I see thousands for SSH and virtually no
> attempts for telnet.
Your missing the point, ssh is MUCH more secure than telnet. If you use an
untrusted internet connection (Internet café) they will be able to see your
username and password in clear text and be able to log straight into your
machine. With SSH this is pretty much impossible (as long as you check
fingerprints when you connect).
My boxing day analogy would be just because burglars always seem to try and get
in via the windows doesn't mean that it's safe to leave the front door key under
the mat :-)
Happy holidays all
Dan