Name: Anonymous 2008-12-29 5:07
Telnet is a remote hacking tool that was made by Microsoft. Telnet actually lets you remote into machines, or connect to different computers remotely -- WITHOUT physically being at the computer. Hackers do EVERYTHING remote, and for obvious reasons. As a golden rule, hackers NEVER hack directly from their own home/parents' basement. This makes it really easy for the feds to hunt you down.
Instead, skilled hackers remote into a chain of several computers around the world, making your tracks a lot harder to find. This is called footprinting. Telnet will allow you to log into any computer (provided that it's running Telnet). I recommend running Telnet and having it open on your computer(s).