comment on another command line option

Wichert Akkerman wichert at wiggy.net
Fri Jul 27 10:56:29 EST 2001


Previously Ed Santiago wrote:
> Speaking only for myself: if I were ever to see this option 
> implemented, it would make me wonder what _other_ mind-bogglingly
> stupid code was in the package, and destroy any shred of
> confidence in openssh as a whole.

A good alternative option is to do that gpg already does and have an
option to specify a fd on which a passphrase is passed in.

Wichert.

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