Using SSH in Terminal on a Mac
Unbeknownst to me, some Mac users who connect to Waldo via Terminal are already using the protocol SSH in place of Telnet. Plainly speaking, this means that instead of typing telnet waldo.it.emerson.edu, the user is typing ssh waldo.it.emerson.edu. Both SSH and Telnet have similar functionalities when it comes to the Waldo system. SSH is simply a more secure network protocol than telnet when data exchange takes place between two computers, namely, your computer (the client) and Waldo (the server.) You can learn more about SSH from wikipedia.
The problem, or rather, my discovery, happened this week when a user, who had been away, called in and didn't know what to type at the prompt his_ECnet_Username@waldo.it.emerson.edu. You may know that ECnet usernames are often not synonymous with Waldo usernames. To correct the problem, do the following: