mosh

[Ralph Mack]

Chip Marshall <chip at 2bithacker.net> writes:
> Thought I'd share this: http://mosh.mit.edu/
> 
> It's a remote terminal program (like SSH or telnet) but designed
> to allow for mobility. Rather than sending the whole stream
> across the network, it maintains a screen state on the remote
> server (like screen) and syncs up the local display as needed.
> 
> I've been using it for a few days now, and have been pretty
> impressed, roaming seamlessly between wired and wireless
> networks, between home and work, without losing my session has
> been pretty nice.

Does this differ dramatically from what graphical remote terminal 
sessions with backing X-terminals on the server effectively do? I'm 
thinking of programs like VNC. I've used several tools of that ilk to 
continue my session from different clients, i.e. several desktops at 
home, desktop at work, some other machine over lunch, etc. Of course, 
operating at the remote terminal level, mosh should be pretty lightweight, 
operate on various enigmatic alien devices, etc.