Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:38:59 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: "Numard (Norberto Meijome)" <numard@smartmedia.com.ar>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: What do i need to use X remotely? Message-ID: <19980715173859.H15083@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <19980715100514.B15447@cityip.co.za>; from Johann Visagie on Wed, Jul 15, 1998 at 10:05:14AM %2B0200 References: <35AC5102.D86FAB53@smartmedia.com.ar> <19980715171856.F15083@freebie.lemis.com> <19980715100514.B15447@cityip.co.za>
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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
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