Re: How do I sz/rz under an ssh connection?

[Joe Rhett]

> Sorry if I am missing the point here, but it seems to me that
> you want to transfer files between two machine using ssh, without
> having to enter the password each time.
 
This is my point.

> If that's the issue, I am OK with it. If your point is some
> esoteric argument about network protocols, sorry, this email
> won't help you.
 
Nope, it was the first. I'm off on a functionality thing.

> Anyway, it seems to me that you are connecting to a box with ssh,
> and would then like to transfer a file with scp, or an equivalent
> (this conversation seems to be about some other method...).
> If that's the case, you need to start your session (X or console)
> as a child process of ssh-agent, in which case you are
> able to use ssh-add to register your password, and thus
> you will not have to enter the password for each new
> connection via ssh.
 
Doesn't work when using strong authentication; ie, hardware tokens and/or
one-time passwords.

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