From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 15 01:09:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA11829 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 15 Jul 1998 01:09:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA11800 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 1998 01:09:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id RAA20728; Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:38:59 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980715173859.H15083@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:38:59 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: "Numard (Norberto Meijome)" , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: What do i need to use X remotely? References: <35AC5102.D86FAB53@smartmedia.com.ar> <19980715171856.F15083@freebie.lemis.com> <19980715100514.B15447@cityip.co.za> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <19980715100514.B15447@cityip.co.za>; from Johann Visagie on Wed, Jul 15, 1998 at 10:05:14AM +0200 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wednesday, 15 July 1998 at 10:05:14 +0200, Johann Visagie wrote: > On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 at 17:18 SAT, Greg Lehey wrote: >> On Wednesday, 15 July 1998 at 16:49:38 +1000, Numard (Norberto Meijome) wrote: >>> HI! >>> i have a FreeBSD server in USA, and since i'm in Sydney,i've to telnet >>> into it all the time :). >>> I'm also using Linux here, so i was thinking how could i export the >>> DISPLAY to my Linux (from X-progs. in FreeBSD, such as X-emacs,etc). >>> Will it be fast over a 33.600 line (on my side, the other end has lots >>> of bandwith). >> >> No. > > *grin* I was just reminded of a looong time ago, before I knew of little > things like xhost or being security conscious, and someone xmelt'ed my screen > from the other side of the world. > > I was out of action for hours. More recently, I did something like this to a friend of mine (in the USA). I put an oneko on his screen and left him to figure out where it came from and how to stop it. For the rest of you: *never* issue an 'xhost +'. Not everybody who breaks into your system will wish you well. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message