On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 13:08, Marty wrote:
> My question is simple is the latest version of VNC better than the
> previous ones and should we allow our tech group to use it to take
> control of our machines (servers and workstations)...

I highly suggest running VNC over an SSH tunnel -- it doesn't noticeably
degrade VNC performance and adds the security element VNC seems lacking.

When run this way, VNC is no riskier than SSH...in which case I would
have no problem with a tech group using it for remote administration.

Meg

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