askpass fails -> fatal()?

[Tim Strobell]

Could someone please explain why use of ssh-askpass is mandatory?
Specifically, if the fork() to ssh-askpass fails, why does ssh not fall
back to asking for the password itself?

It appears that use of ssh-askpass was configurable at one point - would
you be willing to accept a patch if I generated one?

Thanks,
Tim

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