Is ThunderBird not sufficient? I'm not sure what you mean by "binary downloaders". Blake wrote: > I'm looking for a good linux newsreader/ binary downloader for linux. The only stipulation is that it needs to be capable of up to 20 threads/connections at a time. > > Any ideas? > --Gnunixguy > > JD Austin wrote: > >> write a script that uses expect and scp to put the file in place. >> -- >> JD Austin >> Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC >> jd@twingeckos.com >> 480.288.8195x201 >> http://www.twingeckos.com >> >> >> Robert Benchley - "I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great >> many things, and I have succeeded fair... >> >> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Bob Elzer wrote: >> >>> He has the key, but to login to every machine to copy the file, he has to >>> type the password first. >>> >>> Which is what he is trying to avoid. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Bryan >>> O'Neal >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 6:15 PM >>> To: 'Main PLUG discussion list' >>> Subject: RE: To have a program to "type" a username/passwordfor me. How? >>> >>> If SSH without passwords is what your after why not use key based >>> authentication? Setting up keys is painfully simple. >>> >>> Public key encryption >>> Generating keys for server A (the one with the data to be synced) >>> >>> a@A:~> ssh-keygen -t rsa >>> Enter file in which to save the key (/home/a/.ssh/id_rsa): >>> Created directory '/home/a/.ssh'. >>> Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): >>> Enter same passphrase again: >>> Your identification has been saved in /home/a/.ssh/id_rsa. >>> Your public key has been saved in /home/a/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. >>> The key fingerprint is: >>> 3e:4f:05:79:3a:9f:96:7c:3b:ad:e9:58:37:bc:37:e4 a@A >>> >>> Tell Server B to Accept the key >>> 1. Create a directory ~/.ssh as user b on B >>> a@A:~> ssh b@B mkdir -p .ssh >>> b@B's password:: >>> 2. Append a's new public key to b@B:.ssh/authorized_keys >>> a@A:~> cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh b@B 'cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys' >>> b@B's password:: >>> 3. Change permissions for b's authorized_keys file >>> a@A:~> ssh b@B chmod 0600 .ssh/authorized_keys >>> b@B's password:: >>> Done >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of >>> kitepilot@kitepilot.com >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 5:30 PM >>> To: Main PLUG discussion list >>> Subject: Re: To have a program to "type" a username/passwordfor me. How? >>> >>> Ah well... >>> So much for skipping the research: >>> http://bash.cyberciti.biz/security/expect-ssh-login-script/ >>> >>> Darn it... >>> ET >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> kitepilot@kitepilot.com writes: >>> >>>> To have a program to "type" a password for me. How? >>>> Hello widespread wisdom... >>>> >>>> I want to propagate public keys to several dozens of puters so I can >>>> login passwordless. >>>> >>>> I am not looking forward to typing (or cut'n pasting) a password a >>>> gazillion times. They all have the same username/password combination. >>>> >>>> I know that expect can be used to "type" a password (or to fool passwd >>>> to change a password without manual intervention), but I don't know how. >>>> >>>> What I want is ti fire a loop to copy my keys to all the machines and >>>> to have the program to "type" the username and the password to free me >>>> up from the dull stuff. >>>> >>>> This *HAS* to be possible, does anybody know how? >>>> Thanks! :) >>>> ET >>>> >>>> PS: No, I haven't researched this, this question is the beginning of >>>> my research... -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss