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Re: xwinclip not waiting for x server startup (was xwinclipauthorisation)


On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Matthew Donald wrote:

> I'm still puzzled by the security issues.  Does XDMCP cause the localhost to
> lose access to the X server?  I'm creating a /etc/X0.hosts file to ensure
> that localhost retains access.  Is there a better way?

Yes. Getting the autorization via xauth/Xauthority. But this is quite tricky
for our need. 

Maybe a solution with windows-clipboardserver and unix-clipboardclient 
(running as native X11 application on solaris/linux/cygwin) would be the best
but requires some time and developers.
    
bye
    ago
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