Changes 2.5.2p2 -> 2.9p2

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Hi,

Appologies for a possibly inexact bug report but I've noticed a change
in behaviour from openssh version 2.5.2p2 to 2.9p2.

One of my many uses for openssh is setting up a secure tunnel from
my home machine to an external mail server and using fetchmail over
said tunnel. When done in this manner fetchmail actually starts up
openssh. 

When I moved from 2.5.2p2 -> 2.9p2 (both compiled form source) the
previously working process started failing. No config files were
changed at the time.

Fetchmail had this to say:

fetchmail: 5.3.3 querying imap.xxxxxx.xxx (protocol IMAP) at Sat, 07 Jul 2001 15:33:01 +1000 (EST)
ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/local/libexec/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory
fetchmail: pre-connection command failed with status 13
fetchmail: Query status=5 (SYNTAX)
fetchmail: terminated with signal 15

Reverting back to 2.5.2p2 and fetchmail worked again.

I understand that this is one of the many common uses of openssh
and wouldn't like to see it permanently broken.

Cheers,
Erik

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