Lucas Tam <> wrote in message news:<Xns93DBC74D12C91nntprogerscom@140.99.99.130> ...
> (Bennett Haselton) wrote in
> news: om:
>
> > So, are there hosting providers that allow telnet / Terminal Server
> > access for virtual server accounts? Or am I missing some other reason
> > why this is usually disallowed?
> >
>
> A user can upload their own executables to their account and run them via
> telnet.
Yes, but those executables would run as that user. So that wouldn't
create any extra danger because the executables wouldn't be able to
modify or read any files or registry settings that the user wouldn't
be able to modify or read by themselves.
> It's pretty hard to lock down an NT server completely - especially when
> telnet access is given.
>
> You can get terminal services login on some servers - but usually only on
> dedicated/virtual private accounts.
Yeah, any place will give it to you if you get a dedicated server; I'm
trying to get it on a virtual/shared server since they're much
cheaper.
> Anyhow, with .NET, you don't need telnet...!!! : )
Well even if I don't *need* it, I *want* it so I can run command-line
scripts and executables that work with data stored on the server side.
-Bennett
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