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Article #88114Re: 19.25 DISPLAY
From: Neil Jerram
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 1994 16:19
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 1994 16:19
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In article <9408030019.AA00873@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu> rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu
(Richard Stallman) writes:
[about `xhost + host.name', Vivek Khera wrote:]
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. I for one do not agree with you; I don't want that statement
to pass unquestioned.
In addition to which, Vivek's claim is not true, as least not on my
system (sparc-sun-sunos4.1.3)
hilsa-$ xhost + cus
cus being added to access control list
Neil.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb2f1,2316b4edf742caad X-Google-Attributes: gidfb2f1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-08-05 04:32:01 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.onramp.net!convex!news.duke.edu!MathWorks.Com!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!amtp.CAm.ac.UK!nj104 From: nj104@amtp.CAm.ac.UK (Neil Jerram) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Subject: Re: 19.25 DISPLAY Date: 4 Aug 1994 12:19:52 -0400 Organization: DAMTP, Cambridge University, UK Lines: 21 Sender: daemon@cis.ohio-state.edu Approved: bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu Distribution: gnu Message-ID: <NJ104.94Aug4094942@hilsa.amtp.cam.ac.uk> References: <KHERA.94Aug2120224@norval.clark.net>