#653044 rsh command should default to ssh

Package:
tar
Source:
tar
Description:
GNU version of the tar archiving utility
Submitter:
Josh Triplett
Date:
2011-12-30 16:33:06 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#653044#3
Date:
2011-12-23 02:16:17 UTC
From:
To:
tar can use remote tape drives by invoking rmt via an rsh-like program,
most commonly ssh.  Other programs in Debian that can use an rsh-like
program default to ssh; for instance, rsync uses ssh by default.  Please
consider having tar default to ssh rather than rsh.

- Josh Triplett