On 23 Apr 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Uwe Brauer wrote: > >> On 22 Apr 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> However I wonder, why does xhost + 127.0.0.1:0.0 not work anymore, >> if there is a change in the default behavior where has it been >> announced. > > Debian configured the X such that it doesn't listen to any TCP > connection by default for security reason. > > - Martin well, it worked in woody. My question remains where has it been announced.
Security: now in order to use an X-application which I can use only as another user, I have to do xhost + Which is surely *very* insecure!!! As a matter of fact I don't like it at all. So is there any way to reactivate the old (woody) configuration which is for _this_ purpose more *secure* Uwe

