[Bug 2525] Please add an alias such as -o Insecure for -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2525

Darren Tucker <dtucker at zip.com.au> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX
             Status|REOPENED                    |RESOLVED

--- Comment #5 from Darren Tucker <dtucker at zip.com.au> ---
(In reply to Michael J Evans from comment #4)
> I disagree with /your/ opinion.  As a user who frequently has
> temporary systems up for service

As one of the maintainers of the software, I feel that my opinion on
what does and does not go into the software is somewhat relevant.

> I already effectively use -o
> Insecure, but via shell scripts which provide an incomplete solution
> and a clunkier interface.

Both of them do exactly what you want so are by definition complete. 
You are of course welcome to dislike the interface.

> Just because /your/ use cases are satisfied by
> providing longer harder to remember configurations on the command
> line or by coding in to more persistent configuration files one time
> exceptions does not mean that the use cases of others is satisfied.

Different people's needs are different, that's why there's a config
file. As shown in comment #3, you can already do what you want via the
config file, and assuming you use "insecure" as the Host entry, it's
only 5 keystrokes more than your proposal (less if you use a shorter
name) and infinity percent less code.

So, sorry but no I don't think this is worth doing.

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