telnet

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  "desc": "User interface to the TELNET protocol",
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  "enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T23:40:49+00:00",
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  "homepage": "https://opensource.apple.com/",
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  "homepage_title": "Apple Open Source",
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  "license": "BSD-4-Clause-UC AND APSL-1.0",
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  "name": "telnet",
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  "one_liner": "Command-line TELNET client for remote terminal connections over TCP/IP.",
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  "why_use_this": "Useful for debugging network services, testing remote ports, and accessing legacy systems that only support TELNET. While insecure (unencrypted), it\u0027s a POSIX standard utility included in many production environments for compatibility and troubleshooting when SSH isn\u0027t available."
}