Re: Issue 100 in connectbot: feature: include scp functionality?

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Jan 29, 2011, 7:58:14 PM1/29/11
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Comment #21 on issue 100 by sor...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

you guys can't seriously think i will use a closed client (that might
simply send my password to their own servers) to connect to my *secure*
shell.
i hope this feature can be implemented.

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Feb 13, 2011, 4:15:36 PM2/13/11
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Comment #22 on issue 100 by apoth...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

Two years plus with no movement on file transfer support in ConnectBot.
Should we consider this an abandoned issue now? I'm disappointed, if so,
given the importance of having an open source implementation of SSH file
transfer on Android devices -- especially given that (at least the free
version of) AndFTP is kind of broken for SFTP even when I just want to move
files across to a temporary account created solely for that purpose, as a
work-around for having to trust closed source software with my
passwords/keys.

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Feb 13, 2011, 4:33:42 PM2/13/11
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Comment #23 on issue 100 by tau...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

re Comment 22: You might find this helpful:
http://the-b.org/~kenny/bingo.txt

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Feb 13, 2011, 4:54:59 PM2/13/11
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Comment #24 on issue 100 by jedid...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

I don't think its unreasonable to want to know what the status is of this
feature considering that it was "planned" over two years ago and this
thread has gone uninformed for that length of time.

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Feb 14, 2011, 3:08:36 AM2/14/11
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Comment #25 on issue 100 by ziv.al...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

If andFTP continues to have a slow implementation of sftp and no scp is
implemented in in ConnectBot, then it is worthwhile getting a few
interested developers and exploring creating a paid app that has a very
efficient sftp implementation. At some point this paid app can go open
source to satisfy the issue of password/keys with closed source code.

I haven't looked in the marketplace for a while, but if no such paid app
exists then it is definitely worhwhile to create one.


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Comment #26 on issue 100 by mmuld...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

@jedid...@gmail.com You don't need a separate app running on your mac 24/7.
You can use AndFTP and Go to system preferences on your mac and
allow "remote login" "ftp sharing" etc.e etc. If you toggle them on and
off, you'll see your IP address and computer's name etc. It'll say for
remote login or FTP access yourco...@192.xxx.x.xxx etc. etc. I used
that and when I use ANDFtp it asks me for the login I use on my mac. Then I
can access all my files (even ones I can't even see any more when I'm on
the mac!) I mean if you're just looking for a file on the road I don't
suppose you'll need SFTP? IDK! If you don't mind leaving a browser up and
running, you can also try Opera Unite, and install opera mini on your
droid. Also dropbox....
Anywho I'm gonna retry the SFTP on ANdFTP now and see what flies.

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Apr 19, 2011, 10:11:42 AM4/19/11
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Comment #27 on issue 100 by staktr...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

For those who desperately want SCP functionality in ConnectBot, I have a
few patches at https://github.com/staktrace/connectbot/commits/filetransfer
that add support for it. If you know how to build Android apps, feel free
to try it out (clone staktrace/connectbot and check out the "filetransfer"
branch). The UI is a little clumsy; I welcome feedback on how to improve it
based on actual usage scenarios.

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Jan 9, 2012, 6:00:03 PM1/9/12
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Comment #28 on issue 100 by martin.m...@vx.sk: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

I have implemented a basic background SCP file transfer (inspired by above
code link) in my clone VX ConnnectBot: http://connectbot.vx.sk - source
code is on GitHub (https://github.com/vx/connectbot). You can try it out
and ConnectBot developers are of course free to import the feature (open
source license).

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Comment #29 on issue 100 by bl...@google.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

This may seem a silly suggestion, but another option would be to implement
support for something like z-modem receives. Then, you can just do "sz
foo" to send file foo. Its more an old-school terminal thing.

sftp is more like a completely separate interface (almost a completely
different app, just uses some of the same internals).

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Comment #30 on issue 100 by txemit...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100


This app (openexplorer) claims to support sftp and it seems to be open
source:

http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=sftp&fdid=org.brandroid.openmanager&fdpage=1
http://brandroid.org/open/

I did not manage to use sftp but smb instead and it works. It has nice UI.
I would not use a terminal for transfers having this.

txemi.

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Comment #31 on issue 100 by svid...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

I have checked a bunch of SFTP client (TurboClient, AndSFTP, ...)
None of them works with the DSA keys generated by Connnectbot

Ys it would be a million time better with scp or sftp functionalities

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Comment #32 on issue 100 by dmotale...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

Just +1 to a simple sftp/scp support in connectbot. Sometimes we just need
to transfer a single file (like a already generated private key to be
imported)

For those with more advanced needs, ES File Explorer also support sftp,
just click on the "FTP" and you will find it also support sftp.

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Comment #33 on issue 100 by gsg...@gmail.com: feature: include scp
functionality?
https://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=100

Has anyone looked at using some of the code from VX ConnectBot to get SCP
funtionality? It's just a fork of ConnectBot 1.7.1 that added a few things
(mostly SCP functionality), but it doesn't look like it's being updated
anymore.

https://github.com/vx/connectbot
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