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Subject: [9fans] Xp ssh server
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:20:10 +0000
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I found an sshd server for Xp one can install without a full cygwin install

http://lexa.mckenna.edu/sshwindows/

http://lexa.mckenna.edu/sshwindows/download/releases/3.7.1/setupssh371-20031015.zip

to force protocol 1 I had to change this in the registry

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OpenSSHd\Parameters]
"AppArgs"="-D -o \"Protocol=1\""

once in you get a cmd.exe shell

9% ssh shelly
Last login: Thu Mar 18 12:05:56 2004 from term
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

D:\Documents and Settings\matt>c:\matt_my_documents\hello.py
hello from windows python
D:\Documents and Settings\matt>

that last bit should suggest to you the "oh dear lord, why?" part

I can now use ftpfs & ssh to do Windows Python dev

m