X via SSH (was: New (Delphi) xlauncher)

[Robert Collins]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick THOMPSON" <nickthompson@agere.com>
To: "cygwin-xfree Mailing List" <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:22 PM
Subject: X via SSH (was: New (Delphi) xlauncher)


> What I could do with is a mode that allows an X session to be setup
> through an SSH tunnel. So I need an SSH client that DOESN'T give me a
> shell, but supports an X11 tunnel, prompts me for the SSH passwd and
> runs a single command (the remote ~/.xinitrc say, and pipes the output
> to a local file). Even better if I can select from a list of hosts at
> startup. Does this xlauncher support that?
>
> Currently, I'm using putty, but it asks for the passwd in a shell
window
> which you have to keep open. Any other ideas?

man ssh-agent.

Rob