[Info-vax] X-terminals again

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <496e4bab$0$22123$ba620dc5 at nova.planet.nl>,
	Wilm Boerhout <w6.boerhout at planet.nl> writes:
> Bill Gunshannon vaguely mentioned on 14-1-2009 21:25:
> ear in this group every now and then.
>>>
>>> In a practical user-oriented setup, they would be hidden in a login script.
>> 
>> In a practical user-oriented setup today they would be presented with a
>> login screen and never see a text interface.  :-)
> 
> Replace that by "secure login screen" and I'm with you. So, no XDM.

If you can't trust your own users, you have more serious problems than
you might get from XDM.  And you can keep your XDM local eliminating
any fears of outsiders getting at it.  I have run XDM for years and
that has never been the vector for an attack.  And, no, it is not
available anywhere but locally.  And I know I can't trust my users.

bill

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