[plug] Re: VNC (was Gnome + Enlightenment + X Windows)

[Matt Kemner]

On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Tamara Thompson wrote:

> Wonder if it works well?

Works well enough for most purposes.

> I'd love something like that
> for Linux troubleshooting, with my friend in Groningen.

It'd be a trifle slow over the 'net (but judicious use of the -bgr233
option speeds it up enough so it's bearable over a modem at least)

> Wonder if the desktop is naked to the universe when connecting over the net? 

Yes, but it's very easy to run it via an SSH wrapper, so all traffic is
encrypted.

 - Matt