This may be of use...
http://logmein.com/
...some background...
http://www.nabble.com/Flashblock-blocking-non-flash-content-td17081460.html
...however, NOT open source.

I believe they're using Java (trying to remember what I installed in Firefox to 
enable this... pretty sure it was Java).

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of Karnei Gozman
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:51 PM
To: [email protected]; Open Source Flash Mailing List
Subject: Re: [osflash] Control remote desktop with Flash

Couldn't you connect via socket to that vnc port?


On Mar 11, 2009, at 7:46 PM, Weyert de Boer wrote:

> It's not possible. You would need to install any form of plugin to  
> be able to access the desktop canvas of the user without any plugin  
> this is impossible in Flash. Even for Adobe Connect you need to  
> install a plugin for Flash. You could consider writing a similar  
> plugin like Adobe did. Only there ain't much documentation about it  
> form Adobe.
>
> If you happen to find such plugin which is opensource or  
> commercially available, let me know :)
>
> p.s. OSX comes out of the box with a VNC server which can easily  
> enabled via Preferences > Sharing > Screen Sharing. Implementing  
> Remote Desktop support probably is a bitch.
>
> Hmm, maybe you could write a Java applet which does the remote  
> desktop stuff and then pass it along to Flash. Like the Java applet  
> is running something similar like the VNC server.
>
> Yours,
> Weyert de Boer
>> Hi Radsl,
>>
>> thanks for your contribution but since FVNC needs to install a  
>> server on the client is not a solution. Our client needs to target  
>> common users on the internet, so we can rely in a solution that  
>> needs the user has installed a VNC server to allow this control his  
>> desktop.
>>
>> Anyway thanks for your email
>>
>> Maybe someone out there knows other solution ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>>
>> 2009/3/11 Radsl <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>
>>
>>        ----- Original Message -----
>>        *From:* Carlos Rovira <mailto:[email protected]>
>>        *To:* Open Source Flash Mailing List <mailto:[email protected] 
>> >
>>        *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:37 PM
>>        *Subject:* [osflash] Control remote desktop with Flash
>>
>>        Hi all!
>>
>>        I need a way to control remote desktops within a Flex
>>        Application. I have a client with an ActiveX solution and we
>>        want to change their collaborative applications to Flash RIA
>>        (chats, video chats, etc...). The only show stopper is this
>>        special functionality that I saw in Adobe Connect through a
>>        special plugin developed by Adobe but from what I know,
>>        there's no way to get it outside Adobe Connect.
>>
>>        Someone could point me to an Open Source solution? if
>>        not...commercial maybe?
>>
>>        Thanks in advance
>>
>>        Carlos Rovira
>>
>>
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>>        ----- Original Message -----
>>        *From:* Carlos Rovira <mailto:[email protected]>
>>        *To:* Open Source Flash Mailing List <mailto:[email protected] 
>> >
>>        *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:37 PM
>>        *Subject:* [osflash] Control remote desktop with Flash
>>
>>        Hi all!
>>
>>        I need a way to control remote desktops within a Flex
>>        Application. I have a client with an ActiveX solution and we
>>        want to change their collaborative applications to Flash RIA
>>        (chats, video chats, etc...). The only show stopper is this
>>        special functionality that I saw in Adobe Connect through a
>>        special plugin developed by Adobe but from what I know,
>>        there's no way to get it outside Adobe Connect.
>>
>>        Someone could point me to an Open Source solution? if
>>        not...commercial maybe?
>>
>>        Thanks in advance
>>
>>        Carlos Rovira
>>
>>
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>>         Fvnc
>>         Franck
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