🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <Bv6yB1.5r5@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David  
Lemson) writes:
> gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) writes:
> 
> >jgg@proforma.com (J. G. Gregory) writes:
> >> 2. Open Preferences.  To the right, click on the UNIX certificate  
icon.
> >>    Under "Security Options" turn on "Public Window Server".  This is  
a
> >>    security weakness, and I don't understand how severe.  However, I  
am
> >>    a standalone site,  [...etc...]
> 
> >For people who are not a standalone site (ie, if your NeXT is on the  
> >internet), this is a significant security hazard.  In my own opinion,  
it is  
> >not a good idea to do if your NeXT is on the internet.  It is no  
problem to  
> >do if your host is standalone, as JG's is.
> 
> To further emphasize why this is a hazard - when you have Public
> Window Server turned on, anyone who has an internet connection to your
> machine can perform tasks on your machine with the same security
> equivalence as the person who is currently logged into the console
> of the machine. (without a whole lot of trouble)
> -- 
> David Lemson

I can see no reason to enable PublicWindowServer!?
BTW, do you know Reinhard Fendrich? I'm listening that CD at the 
moment (of course with autolaunched CDPlayer after inserting the disc :-).

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