> Recent versions of openssh support multiple connections through one > single authentication token (`master' connection)
That might work, but you need version OpenSSH 3.9 I think. svn.toolchain.org is running 3.8.1p1 and gcc.gnu.org is running 3.6.1p2. I assume both ends need to support it but I can't easily test that assumption because I don't have 3.9 locally either. Thanks anyway -- Andrew Stubbs