Maybe I'm just not wording this right.  My distribution does NOT supply
xwrapper.  I would like very much to have xwrapper (or it's equivilent).
Where could I get the sourcecode/binaries for it?  I know some distros
have it pre-packaged, where did they get it from?

 On Thu, 29 Nov 2001,
Mike A. Harris wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Kevin Brosius wrote:
>
> >Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 18:53:00 -0500
> >From: Kevin Brosius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: James Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >List-Id: General X Discussion <xpert.XFree86.Org>
> >Subject: Re: XWrapper
> >
> >James Davis wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> What happened to Xwrapper in the XFree86 v4.x series?
> >>
> >
> >It's no longer shipped/included by XFree86.  The parameter checks and
> >other security verifications were rolled into the core server.  Some
> >distro's still ship it, RH for example IIRC.
>
> It is needed for XFree86 3.3.6 servers still, which most distros
> still ship in addition to 4.x.
>
>
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