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PuTTy Ported To Pocket PC

Posted by timothy on from the lifesaver-for-every-thumbdrive dept.

LondonLawyer writes "There was a Slashdot story back in March about a port of the popular (and free) SSH client PuTTY in beta for Symbian OS. For the rest of us there's a 'pre alpha' port that has been released for the Pocket PC that seems to have slipped under the Slashdot radar. 2003 is available now and by all acounts works well. 2000/2002 are apparently in the pipeline for a planned June release. See here ( http://pocketputty.duxy.net/ ) for more details. The download can be found here. They are also talking about porting to MS Smartphone 2003 after the Pocket PC 2002 port has been done."

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  1. 2004 works too! by richie2000 · · Score: 3, Funny
    2003 is available now and by all accounts works well.

    I have used 2004 for over four months now, and I'm pretty satisfied with it so far, as years go.

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  2. PuTTY by wolf31o2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    This just goes to show how nice a program PuTTY can be and how much the world needs a simple, yet powerful and FREE SSH client.

    1. Re:PuTTY by cyb97 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      It still amazes me that Microsoft haven't thought of adding a ssh-client to their operatingsystems. An OS lacking a ssh-client is pretty much useless to me.
      When they get ssh and X11 clients, even Windows might seem like an alternative...

    2. Re:PuTTY by cyborch · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Adding ssh would either imply that MS acknowledges that there is a need to connect to other OS'es or mean that a sshd should be added too. Adding sshd to windows would be rather useless since almost nothing can be done via the command line on windows. Either way adding ssh to windows draws attention to areas where windows is lacking.

    3. Re:PuTTY by RzUpAnmsCwrds · · Score: 2, Informative

      "Adding sshd to windows would be rather useless since almost nothing can be done via the command line on windows."

      You might want to check on that one:

      "The Windows Server 2003 family provides a significantly enhanced command-line infrastructure, letting administrators perform most management tasks without using a graphical user interface. Of special importance is the ability to perform a wide range of tasks by accessing the information store enabled by Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). This WMI command-line (WMIC) feature provides a simple command-line interface that interoperates with existing shells and utility commands and can be easily extended by scripts or other administration-oriented applications.

      Overall, the greater command-line functionality in the Windows Server 2003 family, combined with ready-to-use scripts, rivals the power of other operating systems often associated with higher cost of ownership. Administrators accustomed to using the command line to manage UNIX or Linux systems can continue managing from the command line in the Windows Server 2003 family."

  3. And if you are on a Palm by SLot · · Score: 2, Informative

    Mochasoft has you covered with this product. Sadly, not free, but it's only nagware to use as a demo.

    I've had it on my Treo600 since I got the thing, and it's a lifesaver at times (like the time I patched some of our servers at 1:30am from a strip club). :)

  4. Series 60 version by polyp2000 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have found the Series 60 version very useful to.

    http://s2putty.sourceforge.net/

    Works like a dream on my Nokia 6600

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  5. Sufferin' succotash! by JasonMaggini · · Score: 2, Funny

    For some reason, I pictured Sylvester the cat reading that headline, just spitting everywhere...