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12/20   Why is OpenSSH prefered over SSH1? Aren't all those bad ass
        patented algorithms better than the free ones? Does this
        mean no RSA?
        \_ OpenSSH is not preferred over SSH.  -tom
        \_ Depends.  You want code from the OpenBSD guys or from whoever?
           There's no magic in the non-Open version you'll be missing out on.
           \_ except working support for the SSH2 protocol and IDEA. -tom
              \_ OpenSSH works just fine with IDEA, you just have to enable
                 it (and in OpenSSL).
              \_ ssh2?  Yes... and?  So what?  What are you doing that ssh1
                 isn't good enough for?
                \_ Connecting from a Mac, for one.  Connecting with an ssh2
                   client, for another.  -tom
                   \_ OK, let's see.  #1 is wrong.. I connect from a mac to
                      ssh1 servers all the time, and #2 is a tautology.
                      Boy, you're a bright one, tom.
                        \_ I "connect" from a Mac to ssh1 servers, but the
                           software available has insufficient features.  And
                           #2 isn't a tautology if you are someone running
                           a system that has to be accessed remotely (such as,
                           just about every machine running ssh).  -tom
                           \_ How many machines with _only_ ssh2 clients have
                              you worked with?
                                \_ I have had to install ssh2 servers so
                                   people with only ssh2 clients could
                                   connect.  Real world.  -tom