Re: [Mingw-users] MSYS via Cygwin SSHD?

[Bob R. <bob...@co...>]

On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 08:44:50PM +1000, John Pye wrote:
> Bob Rossi wrote:
> >> My understanding is that there is no FOSS way of running SSHD on Windows
> >> except by using Cygwin. Is that still true?
> >>     
> >
> > I have the same understanding.
> >
> > Here is how I solved the problem. I run cygwin sshd on the normal sshd
> > port. Then I run this server, http://www.kpym.com/en/Overview.htm,
> > on port 23 (pick any port). With that solution, I can then start msys's
> > bash without cygwin involved. It's not perfect in any way, but it works.
> >   
> 
> Very nice! I hadn't seen that SSH server before. But there are some
> problems with it?
> 
> Actually the kpym thing *is* open source (up to version 1.14 at least).
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/kpym/

Hi John,

The problem is, there is no community supporting it really. It has a
forum, but the author leaves many questions unanswered. Here is a
simple problem that I had, and as I go back and look now, he actually
responded,
  http://www.kpym.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=26&sid=10d0d6e65af6d70353c1064f3893974c

So, the server gives you a 6 second warning. Telling you if you want to
go directly to login then you have to buy it. This is annoying. Then it
takes you to a dos window. Now, there is a script that you can configure
to have it automatically take you to a bash window. 

After I had it logging me into a bash window, many keys don't work
properly. Delete and backspace didn't work for me. ctrl-a doesn't bring
to the begining of the line. Pasting is extremly slow. Also, the
COL/LINES were some how messed up. Like, if I typed ls, it would also
think the terminal was to big or to small, making the display bad.

I had to make my terminal a specific size, say 80x60, and then change
the server's config settings to make it 80x60.

Still, I can't use vim. Maybe because of all the problems above, but the
cursor is always exactly one column off so typing is very difficult.

Now, since it is open source, I think the mingw/msys community would be
able to take a snapshot of it, and improve it for our uses. I just don't
have the time. Over all, it works fairly well, and I use it often.

Because of the issues with the terminal, I use it strictly to "build" in
an msys environment and have a cygwin sshd shell next to it that I use
to do everything else.

Hope this helps.

Bob Rossi