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

[Thomas Chadwick]

This recent thread might be of interest:

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2002-07/msg00454.html

>From: Nick THOMPSON <nickthompson@agere.com>
>To: cygwin-xfree Mailing List <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
>Subject: X via SSH (was: New (Delphi) xlauncher)
>Date: 23 Jul 2002 12:22:54 +0100
>
>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?
>
>Nick.
>




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