openssh and multiple ports

[Marc Boucher]

On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 01:49:57PM -0500, mouring at etoh.eviladmin.org wrote:
> 
> What is wrong with using:
> 
>      HostKeyAlias
> 
> from ssh.1 ?
> 

it's an unnecessary kludge. The user shouldn't have to deal with this.
Openssh should do the right thing and differentiate host keys with port
numbers along names and addresses.

> 
> - Ben
> 
> On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, John Hardin wrote:
> 
> > Marc Boucher wrote:
> > >
> > > Also, how about supporting the "ssh user at host#port" number syntax, instead
> > > of requiring the -p option?
> >
> > I'd suggest user at host:port to be more in line with established
> > conventions, unless the colon is already being used for something
> > else...

I think '#' is better, since it maintains compatibility with the other
implementation, and besides, the ':' character is already used in IPv6
addresses.

Marc