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From: David B. Held (dheld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-21 19:58:16


"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:ud6mq2iso.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> [...]
> I use my cygwin ssh on windows. It's called "ssh.exe".
> You also got an ssh.exe with WinCVS which should work.

I'm guessing you got ssh from Cygwin only, since I have the latest
WinCVS, and it doesn't have any ssh client at all.

> > The doc for :ext: says that I need an 'ssh' program to handle the
> > authentication.
> > It says that I can use: "set CVS_RHS=/xxx/plink.exe" (or putty.exe);
> > or invoke them directly as a pipe righrt before 'cvs'
> > [...]

I'm pretty sure non-Cygwin people have to get a separate ssh
client, which is why Putty is often recommended. I saw this in the
docs too.

Dave


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