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Article #88088Re: 19.25 DISPLAY
From: Martin Boyer
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 23:11
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 23:11
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>>>>> Richard Stallman writes: > you don *NOT* want a space between the + and the host name. you just > gave every machine on the entire internet the ability to make > connections to your X server. Very bad... >You are taking for granted that lack of security is the worst thing in >the world. We are not reading it the same way. He (who?) wrote "very bad", not quite "the worst thing in the world". While I wouldn't agree with the latter, the former is reasonable. >I for one do not agree with you; I don't want that statement to pass >unquestioned. Please elaborate. I view computer security much the same way I view locks on doors; I don't lock my room, but I do lock my house. I don't want intruders to steal or damage my property. Time to switch to another group/mailing list? -- Martin Boyer mboyer@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca Division Robotique mboyer@ireq-robot.uucp Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Quebec +1 514 652-8412 Varennes, QC, Canada J3X 1S1
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb2f1,2316b4edf742caad X-Google-Attributes: gidfb2f1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-08-08 20:44:46 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sun.cais.com!io.org!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!news.cic.net!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca!gamin From: gamin@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca (Martin Boyer) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Subject: Re: 19.25 DISPLAY Date: 8 Aug 1994 19:11:22 -0400 Organization: La division Robotique de l'Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Quebec Lines: 29 Sender: daemon@cis.ohio-state.edu Approved: bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu Distribution: gnu Message-ID: <GAMIN.94Aug8135426@pellan.ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca> References: gamin@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca (Martin Boyer)