Ivan Popov ()
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:06:25 +0100 (MET)
> On Thu, 5 Mar 1998 wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > maybe we should have a vncd on a server to which your client can
> > connect, authenticate itself using username,password. vncd then starts
> > Xvnc -once (+ options from user's dotfiles). This would help if you just
> > want single sessions and don't want to keep telnetting to start/kill Xvnc.
> >
>
> I second this idea! It would really make it easier for a user
> (non-Linux guru) to use vnc, especially without having to telnet in, or
> worrying about having to kill the vnc server when they are done. That way,
Once again: why not just let vnc client and server use stdin/stdout
instead. Then you can plug in between any session/authentication protocol,
telnet and ssh being the first that come on mind.
Why reinvent the wheel (session establishment)?
Regards,
-- Ivan Popov <> Systemman, Driftavdelningen, Matematiska institutionen, Chalmers TH
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