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Re: Messaging Users



On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 07:30:24PM -0400, Scott wrote:
> Is there a utility like M$'s "Net Send *" that will pop up messages on
> connected users' x-sessions?
> 
Not by default.  Precisely, becuase it is insanely *stupid* to allow
some random host on the network to pop up a window in your GUI.  MS must
not have been around when the X protocol was being developed, becuase
there are many reasons why things like xauth and magic cookies were
developed.  Not the least of which is that you should be in *complete*
control of what pops up in *your* session.

-Roberto

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Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto

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