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That doesn't really help when transfering a file. That was one of the user cases where the author had problem with.

• tantalor 6y ago
  Yes it would because the file transfer would continue inside the screen session instead of dying with the ssh session.
  • monocasa 6y ago
    I think they meant they were using scp to transfer files from the remote computer to the local one.
    • tantalor 6y ago
      That wouldn't be an "Idle SSH Session".
• jimmaswell 6y ago
  Or keeping an SSH session open for proxy tunneling when PuTTy is only capable of automatically reconnecting on certain disconnects and not others for some stupid reason.
• lazyjones 6y ago
  rsync over ssh solves this... Just start it again and transfer the remaining part.