[Python-3000] PEP 3108: Standard Library Reorganization

[Brett Cannon]

On 1/2/07, Oleg Broytmann <phd at phd.pp.ru> wrote:
>
> 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.


OK, telnetlib can stay.

-Brett
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