Changes 2.5.2p2 -> 2.9p2

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Damien Miller wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> 
> > 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
> 
> It looks like ssh is needing a passphrase to a public key here. You
> should either add your public key to the agent or use a key with not
> passphrase and a forced command on the imap server.

Simplified question: Was the behaviour supposed to change between 2.5.2p2 and 
2.9p2?

Erik
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