Yes, I should probably reference that; my organization uses a commercial ssh client that doesn't have such config options, which was reason #1.

Secondly, though -- there are a number of cases at my organization where the "standard hostname" is simply unmemorable (because each char has some "meaning" that no one can recall without a 3"-thick binder); the ability to have a "profile" name that specifies a different hostname is occasionally extremely useful, especially when on a machine where I can't alter /etc/hosts. (And they don't allow aliases in DNS except under very special circumstances. Bastards.)

For example, I can 'sshc syslog13' and connect as 'radiant' to 'xsv3ncmnw19n20h3-13' (yes, that's a real hostname). It's equally useful when I have to use our long-ass FQDN's, like when I need to log in at the DMZ.

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In reply to Re^2: Cygwin/UNIX ssh connector with profiles by radiantmatrix
in thread Cygwin/UNIX ssh connector with profiles by radiantmatrix

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