Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:18:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Trevin Chow <tmchow@sfu.ca> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Passwordless Pine? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.30.0109140817290.2231-100000@fraser.sfu.ca> In-Reply-To: <002f01c13cda$6599cd40$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
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I can't see why it wouldn't as long as the SSH key has *no* passphrase. I'm just wondering how to setup Pine properly. On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > Does Pine work properly with SSH _without_ it being passwordless? > (ie: the normal SSH way?) > > Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com > Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide > Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Trevin Chow > >Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:57 PM > >To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >Subject: Passwordless Pine? > > > > > >I have succesfully implement public/private SSH keys to allow passwordless > >SSH connectiosn between 2 hosts. I want to also allow for passwordless > >IMAP connections via SSH in pine between one of the hosts to the other. I > >found this on teh net and thought it woudl be pretty easy: > > > >http://www.washington.edu/pine/pine-info/1999.12/msg00170.html > > > >However, whenever I load up pine and try to connect via IMAP, it gives me > >a timeout message and then prompts me for my password. > > > >I have a feeling it has to do with this configuration line in .pinerc: > > > >----------------- > ># Sets the format of the command used to open a UNIX secure > ># shell connection. The default is "%s %s -l %s exec /etc/r%sd" > ># NOTE: the 4 (four) "%s" entries MUST exist in the provided command > ># where the first is for the command's path, the second is for the > ># host to connect to, the third is for the user to connect as, and the > ># fourth is for the connection method (typically "imap") > >ssh-command=%s %s -q -l %s exec /etc/r%sd > >----------------- > > > >I have no idea if that command should be altered or not..any ideas anyone? > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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