Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:50:05 -0500 From: Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com> To: Bill Fumerola <billf@chimesnet.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>, stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP! OpenSSH FallBackToRsh default changed Message-ID: <20000731175005.8AC191D@woodstock.monkey.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 31 Jul 2000 11:27:53 EDT." <20000731112753.C5021@jade.chc-chimes.com>
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In message <20000731112753.C5021@jade.chc-chimes.com>, Bill Fumerola wrote:
} When I type ssh I expect that when everything is said and done that I have
} a secure channel to the machine.
FallBackToRsh
Specifies that if connecting via ssh fails due to a
connection refused error (there is no sshd listen-
ing on the remote host), rsh should automatically
be used instead (after a suitable warning about the
session being unencrypted).
It does complain, but having said that:
That feature is not really intended for users who type ``ssh'', it's
meant for users who REPLACED RSH WITH SSH and who still need to interoperate
with machines which don't have ssh running. The more I think about it, the
more I feel that the change to the default is reasonable; enough time has
probably passed since ssh came on the scene that such cases are probably
in the minority by now. I guess I never really objected, but was rather
pointing out who might be affected. Sorry for the needless traffic.
--
Jon Hamilton
hamilton@pobox.com
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