Re: Request feature: secure FTP

[Pavel Roskin <proski gnu org>]

Hello, Eko!

> I would like to see a "Secure FTP link ..." item in Right or Left menu.

I think we have long menus already.  I'd rather see one item "connect"  
which would invoke a dialog asking you for login name (possibly with the
domain name), password and connection protocol (ftp, mcfs, FiSH).  
Currently we have no graphical interface to FiSH, which is bad.

> If I choose that, I can connect to Open SSH secure ftp server (sftpd).

Actually, FiSH transfers files over ssh.  I'm afraid that implementing
sftp would require linking mc against libssl, as opposed to FiSH that uses
the ssh executable.  I don't want to make mc depend on too many libraries,
even optionally.

I understand that sftp is a separate protocol, but I have't seen any 
server that would support sftp but not ssh.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin