From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 31 19:24:13 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32ED016A4CE for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:24:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-d01.mx.aol.com (imo-d01.mx.aol.com [205.188.157.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1E2D43D39 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:24:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from astralflight6@netscape.net) Received: from astralflight6@netscape.net by imo-d01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r1.2.) id t.1a.cd3cd79 (16239); Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:23:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from netscape.net (mow-d15.webmail.aol.com [205.188.139.131]) by air-in03.mx.aol.com (v98.19) with ESMTP id MAILININ33-3f6f406b8b44d6; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:23:48 -0500 Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:23:48 -0500 From: astralflight6@netscape.net To: XFree86@XFree86.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <49AA6368.34832D32.25E7463B@netscape.net> X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 X-AOL-IP: 65.96.163.143 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:11:13 -0800 cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Starting X X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 03:24:13 -0000 would someone tell me the difference (in terms of security implications) between starting x with xdm/xsession versus with startx/xinit? i'm running a single-user workstation, xfree86 4.3.0, on freebsd 4.9. physical security is not the issue at this point, but rather preventing network intrusions. thanks in advance, j __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp