openssh unix dev - May 2003 - should sh and scp be subsystems also?

I've run into several instances where I want to give users access only to
scp or sftp. Now I know that there are custom shells out there with this
ability. However, wouldn't it further simplify the core sshd code if sh and
scp were implemented as subsystems, thereby lowering the chance of flaws in the
core code?
I wouldn't mind putting some work into doing this patch myself if it is
approved by Markus or Theo.

Regards,
Tim

Your asking us to break RFC and current v1 compatiblity.  I doubt anyone
will take your patch seriously.  Plus I doubt it will simplify anything.

On Thu, 29 May 2003, Tim Nelson wrote:
> I've run into several instances where I want to give users access only
to scp or sftp. Now I know that there are custom shells out there with this
ability. However, wouldn't it further simplify the core sshd code if sh and
scp were implemented as subsystems, thereby lowering the chance of flaws in the
core code?
> I wouldn't mind putting some work into doing this patch myself if it is
approved by Markus or Theo.
>
> Regards,
> Tim
>
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