Security idear

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Sep 09, 1999 at 02:05:59PM -0700, Patterson, Chris wrote:
> I had this same problem at my location.  I hacked up WinVNC server to ask
> for confirmation on the server side (shows the IP of connecting machine and
> makes the user press either "accept" or "reject".)   That was the only way I
> could get permission to deploy it in our workplace.   Pain in the neck for
> remote administration.  But was a necessary evil.   Let me know if you want
> a copy and I'll email it to you.

Wez?  I'd verymuch like to see this in the release, at least as a
server configurable option.  Any chance?

Cheers,
-- jra
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