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Date:      Wed, 17 Apr 1996 15:43:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Scanner SOD <scanner@webspan.net>
To:        Thomas J Balfe <tbalfe@tioga.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: X
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960417154210.3285A-100000@orion.webspan.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960417131830.13689C-100000@falcon.tioga.com>

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On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Thomas J Balfe wrote:

> Is it safer to run xdmcp or rexecd? I want to have some of my 
> machintoshes have access to a machine of mine for X. I am assuming that 
> rsh is the wrong way to go about it. 
Im assuming you want the macs to use the X programs on your X box on your 
macs. like xhost.
If so just use SSH with X11 forwarding on.
That will create a secure tunnel that all your X proggies will go thru.
It is the safest way i know of to do it.





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