Re: SSH for Binary Data Pipe

cnystrom_at_gmail.com
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: 23 Mar 2005 08:20:35 -0800

Jacob Nevins wrote:
>
> Have you considered avoiding the need to do this, for instance by
using
> a passphraseless keypair?

Yes, I have, but I am trying to code a general purpose solution for
unsophisticated users, and I do not want to have to instruct them in
how to do this.

> You can disable allocation of a pty on the _server_ side with the -T
> option; then you only have the client-side pty you've inflicted on
> yourself to worry about.

Actually, ssh inflicts me with it, since it reads and writes to the tty
instead of stdin and stdout, so it is the only way I can communicate
with it.

> I haven't thought about whether that helps or
> leaves you with any insurmountable problems.

Thank you. I will investigate this option and see if it helps.

Chris