sshLogin v1.11

This application will allow you to log into remote servers using the secure shell (ssh), telnet, ftp, nftp, or ncftp.  Recent connections are saved in a menu for easy recollection.


Installation-

You may move the sshLogin program anywhere you like.

Use the provided bookmarks to download and install ssh, nftp and ncftp if you do not have them already.  I strongly recommend using these binaries instead of Be's provided telnet and ftp because they provide added security and usability.


How to use this program-

Specify a host server to log into, optional username and port, and protocol you wish to use.  Press the "Login" button.  Note that ftp and telnet do not support specifying the username as one of the command line options.  You can enter the username after the telnet and ftp clients have connected to a server.

Each time you login those settings are saved into the "Recent" menu.  You can specify how many recent logins the program remembers to none, 10, 20 or all (actually 99).  Use the "Clear all recent hosts now" option to clear the list.  All settings are saved upon exit and recalled on startup.

If you are having trouble with a remote system (such as with PINE), try adding the line "export TERM=vt100" to your ~/.profile.  Some programs such as PINE to not recognize Be's default setting of "beterm".

Several users have reported problems when using ssh and resizing the terminal window during log-on.  This is a problem with the ssh client, not sshLogin so I am sorry to say there is nothing I can do about it.

Suggestions, bugs, etc-

If you have any suggestions or bugs to report, please send them to me at Perelandra@iname.com.  New versions of this program will appear at http://www.clarkson.edu/~hillbr/beossoftware.htm.


Changes

Version 1.1.1 (09/02/2000)
-Added support for using ncftp
-User can specify to not save any recent connections in the recent list

Version 1.1 (05/05/2000)
-Added support for using telnet, ftp and nftp for protocols
-Recent list now saves username, port, and protocol settings

Version 1.0.1 (04/20/2000)
-Recompiled for BeOS R5

Version 1.00 (01/18/2000)
-Initial public release