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FW: sftp removing writable bit
- From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
- To: "Thread TITTTL'd!" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:31:00 +0100
- Subject: FW: sftp removing writable bit
- Reply-to: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
On 12 September 2007 19:18, Thorsten Kampe wrote:
> * Brian Dessent (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:38:51 -0700)
>> Thorsten Kampe wrote:
>>>> No ideas but a question. What is sftp good for? I mean what does it have
>>>> over say... scp?
>>>
>>> You can use your favourite FTP client, right?!
>>
>> No, that's ftps. sftp is a protocol on top of a ssh session like scp.
>
> Aah, you mean I'm only dreaming when I connect to my ssh server with
> my favourite commandline FTP clients like lftp and yafc? Time to stop
> taking all these heavy hallucinogens...
That strikes me as a non-sequitur. If you're "dreaming", it clearly shows that the heavy hallucinogens are working *properly* - that's hardly cause to stop taking them IMHO[*]!
cheers,
DaveK
[*] - In My Hallucinatory Opinion 8-D
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