                         FarScp plugin for FAR manager.

                       Copyright (c) 2001, Andrew Bekefi.


 How to install and configure connection:
  1. Exit from all FAR copies.
  2. Run "Windows Explorer"
  3. Make SCP folder in FAR\Plugin directory
  4. Copy files from this archive to SCP folder
  5. Download and install Simon Tatham's Putty software
     (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty)
  6. If SSH server where you want to connect to uses RSA
     authentication start Pageant.exe and add your private key
     to it. If SSH server uses only password authentication
     see step 7.
  7. Run Far and in "File panels" press ALT+F1/F2 (or F11) and 
     select SCP client. Type in your SSH URL in the form
     username@host:port/directory. You can type your password
     in the next input box if SSH server uses password authentication.
     Press ALT+V and type in the path of putty and plink exe.
     Press 'Test connection'. If test has finished successfully
     you can use this plugin.


 KNOWN PROBLEMS, MISCALLENOUS COMMENTS:

  - I compiled this plugin with Far 1.702. I never tested it
  with earlier versions.

  - I've made this plugin for my personal use only and it's
  really under construction. I use it on 
  MS Windows NT Server 4.0 and it seems stable. Plugin works on 
  Windows ME too. BUT IT HANGS ON WINDOWS 2000 WHEN I PRESS ANY 
  KEY IN 'SELECT HOST' DIALOG BOX. I don't know the reason and
  I don't have any Win2K at home.

  - There is no help available. (I will write it but I have other
  projects too !) But I think FAR users will find out how can
  it be used !

  - I connect with this plugin to SSH1 and SSH2 protocols too.

  - Speed: plugin runs fast enough with password authentication,
  but it slow a bit with RSA authentication. (Plugin starts
  new ssh session for every operation - changing directory,
  view file, edit file - and 3DES crypting method has high
  costs, it needs a lot of calculation.)

  - Plugin has every limitation what Putty has.

  - Plugin doesn't store any password neither in file nor in
  registry. 

  - Plugin sends command line directly to SSH server. But you
  can't use pipe and input/output redirection. A workaround
  for output redirection when you start command with a preceding
  '>' character. In this way output will be visible in a far
  editor window. 
	  Example:
  		Prompt: cica>
		  Type: >ps -fe
		Now command line looks: cica>>ps -fe
		Press ENTER and an editor window will open with
		tasklist in it.

  - I've learnt russion about 10 years (I'm a Hungarian)but I 
  don't remember it so I cound't write ..._ru.hlf and ..._ru.lng 
  files. Sorry !



  All bugs reports and your wishes send to: farscp@yahoo.com
  (english or hungarian please)

  FarScp Home page:         http://www.geocities.com/farscp

  Andrew Bekefi                                           sep 10 2001
