[Mapserver-dev] MapServer CVS - does it support access via SSH?

sgillies at frii.com sgillies at frii.com
Wed Apr 7 10:06:41 EDT 2004


> Sean Gillies wrote:
>> My new DSL modem/gateway's firewall is dummy-proof and blocks port 2401
>> with no recourse that I can find.
>>
>> Is cvs.gis.umn.edu configured so that I can port forward over SSH?  My
>> first impression is no, because I just tried to ssh to cvs.gis.umn.edu
>> and it rejected my login.
>>
>
> CVS over SSH would require that everyone with CVS access have a shell
> account on the server... I doubt that UMN will want to open that up.
> I've always wished that CVS had a real encrypted protocol, that would be
> so much better and make life much easier than CVS over SSH.
>

I guess it is all of us on SSH or none of us then?  Oh well.  It sure
would be good for me, and good as well for the long-term integrity of
the MapServer project, but I will work around.

Sean




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