[Python-3000] PEP 3108: Standard Library Reorganization

[Oleg Broytmann]

On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 07:44:08PM -0800, Brett Cannon wrote:
> >* telnetlib
> >>     + Telnet is not used very much anymore.
> >>         - Telnet is unsafe.
> >>         - Most people use SSH instead.
> >
> >I don't know how common telnet lib use is currently, but I have found it
> >useful in writing plaintext line-based clients (like SMTP, POP, HTTP,
> >IMAP, etc.), before moving on to writing async* derived clients.
> 
> Fair enough.  If more people step up it can stay.

   There are devices (ADSL modems, e.g.) that can be connected to by
telnet. It is simpler to parse their telnet output (uptime and traffic)
than their HTTP/HTML output from a cron job.

Oleg.
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