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ssh starting a command such as mutt

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Problem

Why does the following not work from one ubuntu machine to anohter (it just sits there doing nothing) Whereas the following is fine

Error Output

ssh  user@host mutt

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Fix for: ssh starting a command such as mutt

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Try using the option to , to force it to allocate a pseudo-terminal. For more information, see section 7.4.5.5 of SSH: The definitive guide.

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