permission from remote user

[Alex Nicolaou]

"Patterson, Chris" wrote:
> 
> The problem is... this doesn't give the user the ability to deny you access.
> You can still connect to their machine if you feel like it. 

Um, I think Tom's unstated intent is that the server wouldn't be running
all the time. You'd phone the user, they'd run the server, and then
you'd connect. This is exactly equivalent to the software solution,
except that the phone call is more likely to get the user's attention
than the dialog when the user is in their office/work area but not at
the computer (unless the dialog also beeps).

This is actually how I most often use VNC when connecting to someone
else's computer, and I usually terminate both ends of the session by
terminating WinVNC from the tray icon or running an appropriate kill
command on UNIX.

alex

>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Tom [SMTP:mailspam "at" erols.com]
>         Sent:   Friday, September 24, 1999 8:48 PM
>         To:     vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
>         Subject:        Re: permission from remote user
> 
>         > I use WINVNC 3.3.2 for troubleshooting remote NT wk
>         > (the remote user cannot change his password)
>         > Some users complains that I can get into their
>         > screens.
>         >
>         > Is it possible to ask them for permission after the
>         > password authentification ?
> 
>         Have you considered calling them on the phone?
> 
>         Tom

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