openssh unix dev - Dec 2000 - scp doesn't have a 'Use non privileged port' switch

Hi,

and another feature request that I got from a debian user and that I
think should be included in openssh. Thanks.

|Unlike the 'old' ssh (Package: ssh; Version: 1.2.26-1.2)'s scp
|openssh's scp does not support the -L option which according to
|old ssh's manpage does the following:

|>        -L    Use non privileged port. With this  you  cannot  use
|>              rhosts   or rsarhosts authentications, but it can be
|>              used to bypass some firewalls that dont allow privi?
|>              leged  source  ports  to  pass.  Same  as saying "-o
|>              UsePriviledgePort=no" or -P to ssh; -L is  used  due
|>              to exhaustion of suitable letters.

|This can and does break scripts and is esp. nasty behind firewalls.

Ciao
     Christian
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On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Christian Kurz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> and another feature request that I got from a debian user and that I
> think should be included in openssh. Thanks.
>
> |Unlike the 'old' ssh (Package: ssh; Version: 1.2.26-1.2)'s scp
> |openssh's scp does not support the -L option which according to
> |old ssh's manpage does the following:
>
> |>        -L    Use non privileged port. With this  you  cannot  use
> |>              rhosts   or rsarhosts authentications, but it can be
> |>              used to bypass some firewalls that dont allow privi?
> |>              leged  source  ports  to  pass.  Same  as saying
"-o
> |>              UsePriviledgePort=no" or -P to ssh; -L is  used 
due
> |>              to exhaustion of suitable letters.
>
As mentioned, use 'scp -o "UsePrivilegedPort=no"' or add the
option to
ssh_config or .ssh/config.

IIRC there's no intention of bloating scp with all kinds of options when
you can pass them directly to ssh with -o (this was the argument with scp
-2 option, at least).

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