Re: ssh with socks support

[Andrew Gillham <gillhaa%ghost.whirlpool.com@localhost>]

Lennart Augustsson writes:
> itojun%iijlab.net@localhost wrote:
> 
> >         It has been broken since IPv6 support is integrated.  this is 
> > because
> >         socks does not have socksify support for get{addr,name}info(3).
> >         The right thing to happen is an addition of get{addr,name}info 
> > support
> >         to socks pkgsrc.
> 
> I understand the urge to convert everything to use IPv6, but right now I think
> there are more people using socks than IPv6.
> Anyway, thanks for the warning.  I'll refrain from upgrading my ssh.

It seems WRONG(tm) to me that IPv6 support will always take precedence over
_existing_ features, used by people living in the real world of IPv4.

I am all for IPv6 support, I think it is fantastic for NetBSD, but what
is wrong with doing 'ssh/ssh6' just like 'apache/apache6' is doing now?

If we are going to start the 'ssh' .vs. 'ssh-socks' thing, then are we
going to have 'apache' and 'apache-ipv4' or whatever?

[ducks back to his cave.]

-Andrew
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