From: Ping Yin <pkufranky@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:54:04 GMT
Subject: Re: [msysGit] Re: ANN: Git for Windows 1.7.0.2 preview 20100309
Message-ID: <46dff0321003221854t2d95d18dx1a6cdf1174ea2efd@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.1003221155200.7596@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Johannes Schindelin
<Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 22 Mar 2010, Peter Krefting wrote:
>
>> Johannes Schindelin:
>>
>> > Git Release Notes (Git-1.7.0.2-preview20100309)
>> > Last update: 9 March 2010
>>
>> The redesigned installer seems to have lost the option to choose to use
>> Putty over OpenSSH, is there any documentation on how to set it up to
>> use Putty anyway?
>
> Support for Putty has not been taken away, but it caused us so many
> problems (because people cannot easily accept new host keys). So it is
> only offered if you proved that you can accept new host keys yourself, and
> saved a session.
>
With putty and pageant, the key with passphrase can be used.
Is there any way to use key with passphrase when using the msysgit ssh?