On 3 Jun 2002, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote: > I've never seen anybody use the security extension, and have yet to > feel the need for it.
It seems to appear at the same time as the remote X extension, xrx, which makes me think that the idea something like this: You have a browser (netscape was one possiblility) with an xrx plugin, and browse my web site. xrx allows my cgi scripts to run an X app and display it inside your browser. You probably don't want my app to find out about your other X applications. As I understand it, the X Security Extensions allows the server to tell my app which fonts, visuals and other resources are available, without compromising your clients. One thing that needs careful consideration is "When should I be allowed to read the cut buffers ?" -- Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
