ssh host name selection

[Karl M]

Hi Corinna...

Thanks. I used to jump through hoops or cut it out to make things work 
before. I shall not miss it.

...Karl


>From: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin@cygwin.com>
>To: cygwin@cygwin.com
>Subject: Re: ssh host name selection
>Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:49:23 +0200
>
>On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 11:27:29PM -0700, Karl M wrote:
> > Hi All...
> >
> > I recall ssh-1.2.xx having code in it which looked at the program name 
>by
> > which ssh was invoked. If the name was not on a list in the code, then 
>the
> > program name was used as the host name. Does OpenSSH have this feature? 
>On a
> > quick look through the code, I didn't see it.
>
>That "feature" (which basically is a security hole) has been dropped
>since OpenSSH-2.5.1.
>
>Corinna
>
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