Re: [NTLK] SSL or SSH for Newton?

From: hellsop_at_ninehells.com
Date: Tue May 10 2005 - 09:48:44 PDT


On Tue, May 10, 2005 at 06:10:10PM +0200, Olaf Bohlen wrote:
> "David M. Ensteness" <denstene_at_mac.com> writes:
>
> > The question is asked from time to time and the given answer is
> > generally that you can't run SSH on the Newton because its not a
> > POSIX compliant OS. However, I don't understand how that is a
> > requirement for an SSH *CLIENT* which is what would be the most
> > benefit anyway since I can't think of a reason to SSH into my Newton
> > but can think of many things I want to SSH into from my Newton.
>
> the problem is that no one is able (time, knowledge, etc..) to
> implement a new ssh client for the newton (porting an existing or
> using code from an existing is not possible because most existing use
> POSIX features.)
> but what about putty for symbian? does symbian-os has posix features?

Symbian at least as TCP sockets to start with, and it's developer kit
targets c++, as do at least some of the ssh and ssl libraries.

See
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~mobo/Symbianv6onedocs/devlib/_index/docs_tree.html

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