SSH vs Telnet?

From: Ian Tresman (ian_at_knowledge.co.uk)
Date: 11/18/03 

Date: 18 Nov 2003 02:04:31 -0800

What's the difference between SSH and Telnet?

Having created an RSA key for my server, I find that PuTTY does not
need my Private RSA key if I select SSH1, just my username and
password? In which case, what's the point of uploading my public RSA
key?

Regards,
Ian Tresman
Derby, UK

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