[Clueless anti-s]ecurity quote of the week

> telnet is used to issue commands on a remote system, that's a whole different affair than transmitting static pages and images that I explicitely put up for unlimited publication.

You forgot JavaScript and Flash (and Java if you still have it installed because your bank's online banking depends on it). HTTP _is_ used to issue commands on a remote system, that remote system being your browser. Yes, it's supposed to be sandboxed, but we all know from reading security advisories how porous that sandbox can be.

Your site might have only static pages and images, but a MITM attacker (which is what TLS protects against) can easily "fix" that by injecting a few elements into your HTML.