On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Jiger Java wrote:

 |>try setting a xhost + 127.0.0.1 that should do the trick.
 |But I read it that doing xhost is a security threat isnt there any simple 
 |way to do it. How does GNOME does it then. I can nicely conect from GNOME.

just xhost + is a major security risk (but some commercial unices come in
that state!!)

but xhost + ip/hostname is safe and that's why it's there!!

Kingsly
                .:: Kingsly John                ICQ 14787510 ::.
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            .:: Linux 2.4.3 #10 Mon Apr 23 22:43:11 IST 2001 i686 ::.
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           `:. Posted to the list on Tue Apr 24 16:22:27 IST 2001 .:'


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