wok-current diff autossh/description.txt @ rev 23662
updated spruz (0.2.6 -> 0.2.13)
author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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date | Fri Apr 24 07:20:56 2020 +0100 (2020-04-24) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/autossh/description.txt Fri Apr 24 07:20:56 2020 +0100 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ 1.4 +**autossh** is a program to start an instance of ssh and monitor it, 1.5 +restarting it as necessary should it die or stop passing traffic. The idea is 1.6 +from rstunnel (Reliable SSH Tunnel), but implemented in C. Connection 1.7 +monitoring is done using a loop of port forwardings. It backs off on the rate 1.8 +of connection attempts when experiencing rapid failures such as connection 1.9 +refused.