[cvsnt] Re: :ext: protocol with PuTTY plink.exe not considered encrypted

[Tony Hoyle]

Markus Kuehni wrote:
> E:\workspace>cvs -d:ext:cvs.trilab.ch:/trilab version
> cvs [version aborted]: This protocol does not support encryption

The :ext: protocol isn't an encrypted protocol.  It can just be used over 
encrypted tunnels, but that's at a completely different layer, and there's
no way for CVS to know the difference.

> Strangely on the same machine I can use cygwin cvs.exe plus cygwin ssh.exe
> with the :ext: protocol and it works even if "Require Encryption" is set on
> the server.

You shouldn't be able to login at all with cygwin cvs with require encryption set.

Tony