Simple answer -- I didn't know they offered a Windows SSH server. And I just checked and -- whoops -- they don't.
The problem isn't an absence of SSH clients, the problem is a shortage of SSH servers.
I much prefer to have all systems serve SSH -- that way they can all talk to each other as equals. If I accepted putty as a solution, I would have to sit at the Windows machine to make transfers. Thanks, but no thanks.
Believe me when I tell you ... I don't want Cygwin. When I want a Linux-like experience, I return to one of my primary computers, all of which run Linux.
For Windows, what I want is a way to make it appear as much as possible like a remote Linux server, granted that it's running an absurd operating system with a bunch of peculiarities like drive letters, confusion of upper and lower case pathnames, and the inability to register anything less precise than two seconds of time (in file and directory access times). So a simple SSH server seems like the best approach.
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Whats wrong with putty?
Simple answer -- I didn't know they offered a Windows SSH server. And I just checked and -- whoops -- they don't.
The problem isn't an absence of SSH clients, the problem is a shortage of SSH servers.
I much prefer to have all systems serve SSH -- that way they can all talk to each other as equals. If I accepted putty as a solution, I would have to sit at the Windows machine to make transfers. Thanks, but no thanks.
You want Cygwin.
("Cygwin - Don't leave Unix without it!")
Believe me when I tell you ... I don't want Cygwin. When I want a Linux-like experience, I return to one of my primary computers, all of which run Linux.
For Windows, what I want is a way to make it appear as much as possible like a remote Linux server, granted that it's running an absurd operating system with a bunch of peculiarities like drive letters, confusion of upper and lower case pathnames, and the inability to register anything less precise than two seconds of time (in file and directory access times). So a simple SSH server seems like the best approach.
I can't believe there's any conceivable problem who's solution is "you want Cygwin". :-)