Neil Clayton said:
> The way VNC normally works is;
> I own the viewer. A remote machine is the "server".
> I use an agreed password when I want to access the remote machine.

OK.

> Question; will that same password allow the owner of the remote machine to
> access my system?

Not unless you are running a VNC server, with the same password, and have
that port open on your firewall.

> Is my system secure from access by the remote system under all
> circumstances?

Now that is a loaded question.  From the point of view of VNC, unless you
are running a VNC server your machine can not be controlled by a VNC
client.

-- 
William Hooper
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