Linux --- PATH not set

James Cameron cameron at stl.dec.com
Wed Jan 20 18:29:54 EST 1999


Ben Horner-Johnson wrote:
> Running "xhost +" opens up your x server to the entire world...
> and some people use that access to crash other people's x-servers.

More than that ... they can take snapshots of your screen and capture
passwords as you type them, and you may not notice they are doing it.

X is very flexible.

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