David Goodwin spoo'd forth: > alias ssh='ssh -X -A -C ' You can set the options in ~/.ssh/config too... > David. > p.s. sorry for the evil top posting, i'm lazy. Hm. Try and avoid being lazy... Aq. -- Hov ghajbe'bogh ram rur pegh ghajbe'bogh jaj (A day without secrets is like a night without stars) -- Klingon proverb