Re: PuTTY and WinSSHD banner message problem

From: Simon Tatham (anakin_at_pobox.com)
Date: 11/20/03 

Date: 20 Nov 2003 12:21:29 +0000 (GMT)

Matchstick <matchstick@deadspam.com> wrote:
> Anyway, I've noticed that if the username is specified as part of the
> host name (i.e username@foobar.com) then the banner is displayed in
> putty, but if the username isn't specified and is manually entered after
> connecting to the server, the banner isnt displayed.

Hmmm. Yes, now I can see the problem: PuTTY accidentally drops the
USERAUTH_BANNER message if it comes in while it's waiting for user
name input. I never noticed this before because I tested against
OpenSSH, which doesn't _send_ the banner until after the first
(unauthenticated) login attempt.

I'll add this to the wish list as a known bug, and I might fix it
soon if I can find time. Sorry about that. 

-- 
Simon Tatham         "You may call that a cheap shot.
<anakin@pobox.com>    I prefer to think of it as good value."

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