From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steinar Bang Subject: Re: Using Emacs Org-mode on a server with ssh on an iPad Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:28:18 +0200 Message-ID: <87d2gaegnh.fsf@dod.no> References: <87mwg1phj4.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41070) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WcI1G-0003Mh-Bf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:28:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WcI1B-0004aB-2x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:28:38 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:60528) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WcI1A-0004a7-Rr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:28:32 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WcI19-0007XL-4p for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:28:31 +0200 Received: from cm-84.208.248.210.getinternet.no ([84.208.248.210]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:28:31 +0200 Received: from sb by cm-84.208.248.210.getinternet.no with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:28:31 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >>>>> Eric S Fraga : > However, the one recommendation I would make is that, if you can, you > should run emacs within screen or byobu on the host so that > disconnections keep the emacs instance running. I found it quite > useful to have that emacs running continuously while I was out and > about. mosh is really nice for remoting like this: http://mosh.mit.edu/ Don't know if there is a mosh implementation for iOs, though... none listed on the site (two applications implementing mosh listed for Android): http://mosh.mit.edu/#getting The wikipedia article mentions something called iSSH, which is said to have a mosh protocol plugin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosh_(software)#Supported_platforms A short summary of mosh behaviour: - An SSH connection is used to connect and authenticate the user - After the initial SSH connection mosh switches to an UDP protocol that tries to keep the local terminal emulator in sync with a terminal emulator process running on the host, automatically handling disconnects, suspend, new IP numbers, etc. When I had a working linux netbook I used mosh to connect to a couple of servers, and it worked perfectly from hotel WiFi all over Europe, and my ICE modem, as well as other places in the world: as soon as I had a connection, the mosh window was live again, and at the state where I left it (or the process on the server side had left it, actually).