Yes!

The ftp has a password mechanism for those who choose to use it, and httpd is fairly limited in the damage it could cause, but telnet is just too powerful to run without a password. Ok, so telnet in general should be banned because of the inherent sniffibility of the protocol, but at least a password would mean that someone would have to sniff or guess it first before wreaking havoc on your empeg - at the moment they just have to be curious enough to try connecting.

I'm trying to cross-compile sshd at the moment. I have no idea how feasible that is...but I'm trying