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...such usernames, but scp fails with 'invalid user name'. Looking at the source code, scp rejects ' " ` # and ' ', whereas ssh apparently enforces no such restriction. My question is twofold: Firstly, why do ssh and scp behave differently? If the restricted characters are eitther dangerous or outside spec, why does ssh permit them? If not, why is scp rejecting them? Secondly, is there any chance of getting this changed to be consistent? I'd obviously prefer that scp accepted '#' characters so that I the standard source works for me, although if there's a...