[plug] putty for Red Hat Linux 7.3

[Shayne O'Neill]

Just been playign with putty for linux

Its actually pretty good. Some issues with clipboard tho.

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On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Leon Blackwell wrote:

> Bret Busby wrote:
> > I need to use putty.
>
> I've heard this before, but I think it was "But I need to use Windows"
>
> :)
>
>
> > I need putty, as it apparenly includes a "Log all session output"
> > option, which is needed.
>
> No, you need to log your session output.  Please note the important
> difference there.  It always helps to tell people what you're trying to
> do if you don't know how to do it.
>
>
> > >From my understanding, putty allows both the logging of a connect
> > session with a remote system
>
> As Craig has stated, you can use other standard tools for this (such as
> script).
>
>
> > , and,
>
> But!
>
>
> > the transferral of material between the remote session and the local
> > host - allowing for material to both be saved from the remote system
> > to the local system
>
> You can use scp for this or, if your server supports it, sftp.
>
>
> > , and,
>
> How!
>
>
> > files from the local system, to be put into the session.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by this.  If you mean ssh tunnelling, you can
> do this with plain ol' ssh.  If you're just talking about tranferring
> files again, use scp or sftp.
>
>
> > (from my understanding, vulnerabilities have occurred with openssh,
> > and I do not know whether the ssh that I have been using, involves
> > openssh)
>
> Vulnerabilities have occurred with PuTTY too.  I don't think there's a
> version of ssh that hasn't had to be fixed for something (tough I may be
> wrong).  In general, it always pays to be up to date and to knwo what
> you're running.
>
> To see if you are running openssh (which you most likely are), use:
>
> # ssh -V
>
> You might also like to switch to, say, debian and do an update/upgrade
> every now and then (plug plug  :)
>
>
> > but I am not aware of anyability to weither log a session, or to allow
> > inputting files from the local system, into the session (notsomuch
> > into the remote system, as transferring text into the session and out
> > of the session).
>
> # man ssh
>
>
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