Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:43:50 -0800 From: <soralx@cydem.org> To: <bdrewery@FreeBSD.org> Cc: <ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: [ports/security/openssh-portable] Fix SCTP patch Message-ID: <20170113134350.7705d0be@mscad14> In-Reply-To: <fab8c254-96a0-fc70-d465-3e5e9c5622a6@FreeBSD.org> References: <20161227213948.694232fa@mscad14> <fab8c254-96a0-fc70-d465-3e5e9c5622a6@FreeBSD.org>
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> > Could someone update the SCTP patch for > > ports/security/openssh-portable? Fixed version attached (very basic > > changes: account for "oIdentityAgent" config option and "-J" flag > > that appeared in openssh-7.3). > The proper place to send this patch is to the upstream bug tracker where > the patch originated from: > https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1604 OK, noted for future. But it seems like their bug tracker requires registration, too. I suppose I could email the author directly... > I will review and commit it though. Thanks. > > I use SCTP all the time (makes a _huge_ difference on fast but crappy > > connections with packet loss), so having the port fixed would be much > > appreciated. > Letting upstream know how useful it is would be great. My point is that it might be a good idea to commit SCTP support into base system's openssh. Then we(I) won't need the port at all. The protocol first appeared in FreeBSD, yet there is not a single program that uses it. This can change. > > BTW, I wonder why noone bothered to add SCTP to base system's > > OpenSSH? Right now there is not a single program that uses SCTP in > > FreeBSD, while the protocol itself is quite nice and useful. -- [SorAlx] ridin' VN2000 Classic LT
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