OpenSSH with "resumable" functionality

Markus Friedl markus.r.friedl at arcor.de
Mon Apr 19 21:08:36 EST 2010


On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 05:26:06PM -0500, Misha Koshelev wrote:
> I was wondering if it might at all be possible to have the following functionality in OpenSSH:
> (i) upon "timeout" of connection (say 2-5 seconds) disconnect
> (ii) keep trying to reconnect
> (iii) upon reconnection, resume session exactly where started

this is a work-in-progress, some parts are already commited to
the released versions. other parts need to be reviewed.

Andreas can provide details, I think -- and yes, I should 
look into reviewing the remaining patches.......

-m


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