Re: w32 ssh trouble

[Bruce Ingalls]

Kai Großjohann wrote:
> Bruce Ingalls <bingalls@SpAmBlOcK.fit-zones.com> writes:

> > I tried appending any 2 chars to the end, and this worked.
>
> Amazing.
>
> > Now that I can get plink working under M-x shell, I tried adding
> > garbage to the end of my password in Tramp, but that did not work.
> > Unfortunately, this is not a good indicator, as Plink only works for
> > me via protocol 1, and I'll have to fool with Tramp settings for this.
>
> What's the command line you use to tell plink to use protocol 1?
> I'll add an entry plink1 to tramp-methods for you.

-1 just like ssh.
> > I understand your unease. The other solution is to pass in passwords,
> > using Plink's -pw command line option.
>
> Whee.  That doesn't seem better.

I forgot to mention, that you don't need to append garbage, when passing the
password on the command line.
BTW, I tested plink with both cygwin & the native cmd.exe shells, and they
behave equally. I still must retest with XEmacs, but I don't expect 
different
behavior.