Hans, Don't forget to cc the list in all replies.
Harold > -----Original Message----- > From: Hans Werner Strube [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 12:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: ssh2 in xterm problem > > > > That sounds like normal behavior for Windows applications. > ssh2 would have > > to be *specifically* designed in order to be usable from an xterm in > > Cygwin/XFree86. The reason that it runs in a Cygwin shell is that the > > Cygwin shell is actually an MS command prompt that is running > bash... but > > the xterm is not an instance of an MS command prompt, so ssh2 no longer > > runs. > > > > I hope that makes sense. > > This sounds plausible. But "ssh2 no longer runs" is not true, it runs but > outputs its prompt to the Cygwin shell and can be killed by ^C in > the xterm > shell. But why can it write to the Cygwin shell but not read the password > from there? > > (BTW, as an easy workaround I can set the DISPLAY environment in > the Cygwin > shell and call ssh2 from there. Remote X clients then appear in the Cygwin > X window.)