[darcs-users] darcs failed: (sftp) failed to fetch files.

David Roundy droundy at darcs.net
Fri Sep 9 11:33:08 UTC 2005


On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 09:55:22AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * David Roundy:
> 
> > Also, on the workaround side, I'm not sure if you're familiar with
> > ssh-agent, but if you use one, password-less public key logins needn't be
> > insecure.
> 
> The new ControlMaster functionality might also be an option, and it
> does not need public-key authentication.

Wow! The new ControlMaster scheme *does* look nice!  It should also speed
up the darcs connection considerably, since currently darcs reconnect
multiple times, which slows things down considerably, even if you *don't*
have to type a passphrase each time.
-- 
David Roundy
http://www.darcs.net




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