can not enter password for SSH when running in another terminal (RXVT)

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 12/15/2009 01:25 PM, Leo Lagos wrote:
> Hi... I've got the following problem, that I'll describe with the
> steps, so You can reproduce it...
>
> 1. open cygwin (normal black command prompt window)
> 2. run "rxvt -e bash&" from there
> 3. on the rxvt terminal, execute an ssh to any host
>
> Now, what happens is that the "password" prompt from the SSH will
> appear on the black command prompt window, NOT in the rxvt terminal.
> Even worst, the password can NOT be enter in any of them...
>
> only option is to run SSH on the main black command prompt...
>
> Please, anybody knows how to make SSH work in any other terminal, like
> RXVT on this case?

WJFFM.  But I'm using Cygwin 1.7 <http://www.cygwin.com/#beta-test>.  I'm
not sure what version of Cygwin you're trying this with.  If you're using
1.7, please read and follow the problem reporting guidelines found here -
<http://cygwin.com/problems.html>.  If you're using 1.5, try 1.7.

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