Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Linus

[Robert Collins]

On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 15:07, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> >>>>> "Robert" == Robert Collins <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>     Robert> sftp is a ssh subsystem.
> 
> It's also a separate program which provides encrypted logins to
> ordinary FTP, along with a similar deal for telnet.  ISTR the "s"
> stands for Stanford.  It might also stand for FTP over SSL, which
> would be a third use for that name (it's possible that the Stanford
> netutils suite was implemented via SSL, I don't recall the details).
> 
> I was certainly more familiar with the Stanford sftp than with the SSH
> sftp subsystem until I'd been using arch for several months.

Ah! I'd never encountered any other sftp. Perhaps we need to be more
specific in the arch doco/help?

Rob

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