> All,
>
>   This has been a big issue in kde3/trinity for a couple of years now.
> sftp is
> broken in konqueror. IIRC, this is due to the sftp kioslave. I know we
> have
> raised and discussed this issue numerous time and as of 3/23/11, the plan
> was a
> complete re-write of the kioslave from scratch. (discussion on
> opensuse/kde3
> list with Robert, Ilya and Serghei)
>
>   Does anybody have a quick status on this issue?
>
> Basic Synopsis:
>
>   In konqueror if you try:
>
> sftp://hostname/dir
>
>   you get the error:
>
> An error occurred while loading sftp://nirvana.3111skyline.com
> Unknown error
>  Error encountered while talking to ssh.
>
>   However, if I open konsole and issue sftp from the command line - no
> problem:
>
> 20:28 valkyrie:~> sftp nirvana
> Connected to nirvana.
> sftp>
>
>   Here is a screenshot of the konqueror error:
>
> http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/ss/sftp-error.jpg
>
>   If this is still broken, then I think it needs to be listed as a blocker
> for
> R14. sftp is a incredibly secure and useful protocol that konqueror
> handled
> flawlessly in the past. Should be working again.
>
>   The curious part is that fish continues to work. (i.e.:
> fish://nirvana/home/david works just fine...)
>
>   What say the gurus?
>
> --
> David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

Raise a bug report to blocker.  I never received the promised kioslave
(please correct me if I am wrong; if it was sent a spam filter may have
eaten it), and the existing one should be fixed for R14.0.

Tim