Thanks, Miro, I managed to lug my laptop around wherever I go (with cygwin's ssh), so I'll avoid another piece of software until the need arises.
But the point remains, you can't just walk into a library and use there severely restricted web surfing setup to connect to a server with -localhost. And if you're visiting a friend, you have to learn about applets and signing, which pretty well writes off the thin client idea. In this situation, it would be very desirable to have the server act unfriendly towards password failures, thereby making it less necessary to use -localhost, thereby making it unnecessary to use ssh to connect. Just a idea. Fred ------------------------------------------- Fred Ma Department of Electronics Carleton University, Mackenzie Building 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1S 5B6 [EMAIL PROTECTED] =========================================== > > Message: 7 > From: "LUPTAK,MIROSLAV (HP-Slovakia,ex1)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Security... > Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 20:00:16 +0200 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > There is one problem, though, by imposing -localhost > > and/or ssh2 requirements....its requires that the > > viewer host be capable of ssh2, which departs from > > the thin client model. > > There is a wonderful Java SSH1/2 client called Mindterm. It can be used also > as a Java applet and supports http and socks proxy. The Java applet and the > standalone version used to be accessible at > http://www.mindbright.se/mindterm, but since they became AppGate, they are > trying to sell it and currently they do not provide the free version nor the > applet demonstration on their web.. > > To provide all features, the Java applet has to be signed. If someone is > willing to setup and host the signed applet, I can send him/her the last > free version of Mindterm. > > Best regards, > > Miro _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
