How To: Setup your own SSH Server


	How To: Setup your own SSH Server

rainfever

10-11-2006 2:21 PM

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ssh, linux, server, home, diy, remote, internet, encrypted, ftp

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10-11-2006 5:02 PM

ericskiff

Interesting

If you don't want to deal with the whole cygwin package just to get SSH and SFTP, I use copssh when I have to run windows.

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