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Re: Adding libssh2 support to curllib

From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 23:29:33 +0200 (CEST)

On Fri, 6 Oct 2006, James Housley wrote:

> I have started adding libssh2, for sftp, to a program of mine that already
> uses libcurl. I know there has been requests for this in the past. I don't
> know if I will have time to finish, but before I start.... libssh2
> documentation is very sparse, but is very simple. Basically you use
> libssh2_sftp_open(), libssh2_sftp_read(), libssh2_sftp_write(), and friends.
>
> My first, and most important question, is will this methodology fit into
> libcurl for FTP? I ask because it is called sftp, but is not very FTP-like.

It would fit very well and is in fact even requested every now and then by
people and companies.

We should just make sure it remains optional (or at least optionally disabled)
in the same way SSL-related protocols are already optional using configure.

Just post a patch here when you have something you feel like sharing! Are you
planning to support SCP as well while you're at it?

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Received on 2006-10-06