There's also x0rfbserver (I think?), which will export the current X
display.  It's not exactly the most stable thing, though :-)

On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 15:07 +1100, Jamie Wilkinson wrote:
> This one time, at band camp, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Is it possible to get the vncserver program to export the :0 display
> >of a system running X? My mother-in-law is having a few minor problems
> >with her email client (Sylpheed under Gnome) and I was hoping to help
> >her out.
> 
> *If* she's running gnome 2.10 (I think) then there's a tool called.. uh..
> *checks* vino.
> 
> vino-server from within the X session should start it up to allow VNC
> connections to the desktop.  If you're on a recent ubuntu, you can
> System->Preferences->Remote Desktop and check the Allow people to connect
> checkbox.
> 
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