diff -r 5ba8be56fa8f -r b898afee9d0d mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py	Tue Jul 11 16:18:53 2006 -0700
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py	Wed Jul 12 08:57:18 2006 +0200
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@
             path = self.config("paths", default)
         return path or loc
 
+    def setconfig_remoteopts(self, **opts):
+        if opts.get('ssh'):
+            self.setconfig("ui", "ssh", opts['ssh'])
+        if opts.get('remotecmd'):
+            self.setconfig("ui", "remotecmd", opts['remotecmd'])
+
     def write(self, *args):
         if self.header:
             if self.header != self.prev_header: