On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 02:09:59PM -0800, Benjamin Trott wrote:
> I've written a Net::SSH module that's an all-Perl interface to an ssh
> daemon. Currently 3 encryption ciphers are working (IDEA, DES, and 3DES),
> and one authentication method (password auth). (I also have rhosts-RSA
> authentication working, but it requires running on a privileged port and
> read access to the host key file--which basically means that it requires
> running as root, so far as I can tell).
>
> In my view the advantage of using an all-Perl solution is to save on the
> cost of forking a new process to run the ssh client.
>
> I'd very much like to release this on CPAN; my question is this: there's
> currently a Net::SSH module on CPAN that's a wrapper around the ssh client
> (system calls to it). Does this mean that I should enter my module in under
> a different name, and if so, what would you suggest as a name?
How about coordinating with the author of Net::SSH, and integrating
both your codebases?
- Kurt
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