so openssh is a separate command? I got the link to winscp from the openssh page and apparently misunderstood the descriptions -- it looked as if winscp was a windows-based implementation of openssh. I will go back and download openssh then. Heck, I'll get the source and compile it if I have to! Thanks. --le ----- Original Message ----- From: E.J. Zufelt To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 12:58 PM Subject: Re: ssh client Hey, I use both openssh (works great with JAWS) and WinSCP all of the time. WinSCP is more of an SCP / FTP client, and is really inconvenient for command line activity. Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2010-07-19, at 1:55 PM, qubit wrote: Hi all -- My needs are simple: I need a workable ssh client to run on my windows box and exchange files with a remote linux site with my login on it. I feel like I'm going crazy. I looked for openssh and found a page for it, which led me to winscp, which sounded like what I wanted, but I can't get it into a state I can work with. What I'd really like is not something like telnet or sftp, but rather a bash shell that I can run remotely. I haven't done this in a while and need someone to jog my memory as to what tools are best for doing this. I understand that MSYS and MinGW have an ssh command that works, but I have MSYS set up and it can't find ssh. I also have cygwin set up, bu it also has no ssh. I considered putty, but thought I'd ask the list first. How many trees do I have to bark at before I find the right command? Someone please post a note. Thanks in advance! --le __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind