[vox-tech] Exporting displays

[Ken Bloom]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:28:27 -0800
"Karsten M. Self" <kmself at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> on Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 10:42:41PM -0800, Mark K. Kim
> (lugod at cbreak.org) wrote:
> >    $xhost +
> 
> BAD MARK.  NO DONUT.  OR COOKIE.
> 
> Please do NOT suggest people try this, particularly...
>  
> > *but* this will work only if your local computer is connected
> > directly to the Internet.
> 
> ...on live Internet connections.
> 
> 
> Fortunately, most modern X servers toss a few additional roadbumps in
> front of idiots trying to attempt this.  I'm not going to detail these
> here, and would appreciate if nobody else does.  The act of Googling
> for the workarounds is itself an exercise which might educate same as
> to why this is a blatently *STUPID* idea and grossly incompetent
> advice.

What sort of roadblocks? (Besides the NAT router sitting between me and
the open internet).

--Ken Bloom

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