> > I know that TCP can't handle it.  That's why this seems like a ``good
> > thing'' for ssh to be able to recover from.  I'd hoped that it was a
> > feature that was built into ssh.  Alas, from what you say, ssh doesn't
> > provide recovery for this, either.  I know I'm not the first person to
> > want/need such a thing (else GNU screen wouldn't have it; (^&).
>
> GNU screen is much, much older than ssh

Yes, of course.  But what does that have to do with whether it's a good
idea that people find valuable?


> > Unfortunately, so far as I know, you can't use GNU screen's support to
> > carry anything other than a text/console/shell type session.
>
> vnc can do the same for X11

Hm.  I'm not familiar with vnc.  (I took a quick look...)  It still seems
like the proper place is in ssh.  (IMHO)


Thanks for the help and information, in any case.


  ``I probably don't know what I'm talking about.'' --rauch@math.rice.edu