Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E. R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Another ssh quirk... Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 11:20:15 +0200 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <11a05ig$2pnll$1@news.xmission.com> <6ac430ec@news.ausics.net> <11a2996$1n9ag$7@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net gpx5fAnZmPhqMG+CBKHrTgRhu+uikklZWVczK8PS6daExZU0PC Cancel-Lock: sha1:69JGRzMDeThhxn60wQvpJFxPxgU= sha256:BzZmcJ+B7ExK4h2hDZDRQCVwz3QiUDrpdCVudxkSeH4= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <11a2996$1n9ag$7@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:93010 On 2026-10-06 09:51, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 06/10/2026 00:21, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >> Kenny McCormack wrote: >>> Yes, I enjoy writing about these weird quirks that I find in the ssh >>> tools >>> (including rsync).  I find it amusing that ssh (and friends) - a tool we >>> all use daily and rely on heavily - is still stuck, design-wise, in the >>> 1980s. >> >> I just double-down on the 1980s mindset and use Telnet instead of >> SSH for talking to things like Raspberry Pis which are on my own >> LAN where nobody should be able to listen/connect anyway, unless >> they can just walk over and steal its SD card anyway. Makes >> everything much simpler, once you've installed the Telnet server. >> > Once set up ssh is actually easier than telnet. I use it solely because > its more supported > True. But file transfer with ssh needs some cpu power; I realized that when I found it was slow with my old tablet. -- Cheers, Carlos E.R. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.