QueryConnect equivalent for X server?

[James Weatherall]

Sean,

The VNC module for XFree86 and the Xvnc stand-alone server will both support
the QueryConnect option in VNC Free Edition 4.1 for Unix and VNC Enteprise
Edition fox Unix when released.

Regards,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Sean Atkinson
> Sent: 22 February 2005 16:10
> To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: Re: QueryConnect equivalent for X server?
> 
> On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 11:14 +0100, Sean Atkinson wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm looking into using the vnc.so module to make desktops 
> available for
> > live support on Linux hosts, but would require some form of user
> > authorisation to prevent arbitrary snooping by 
> administrators.  I'm not
> > aware of any such feature currently, and couldn't find 
> anything during a
> > quick search.
> > 
> > Does an equivalent to the QueryConnect option for the 
> Windows VNC server
> > exist for the X server already?  If not would there be any advice on
> > implementing it please?
> 
> After some direct feedback from Corni Beerse, I found that 
> "x0vncserver
> --help" lists a QueryConnect option which defaults to 0.  However
> testing setting it to 1 didn't appear to make any difference, and its
> use in the UNIX source code is minimal so I guess it's just a 
> cross over
> from the shared Windows code base.
> 
> Is my understanding that there's no such support in any of 
> the X servers
> correct?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Sean.
> 
> -- 
> Sean Atkinson <sean "at" netproject.com>
> Netproject
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