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Ed Wilts wrote:
>> how stupid/dangerous would it be to run a server from home running nfs so
>i
>> could access it from work?
>
>Bluntly put, very stupid and dangerous. NFS is affectionately known to
>stand for No F*cking Security. Basically the pr
> how stupid/dangerous would it be to run a server from home running nfs so
i
> could access it from work?
Bluntly put, very stupid and dangerous. NFS is affectionately known to
stand for No F*cking Security. Basically the protocol works by trusting the
client. Since you can not trust the clie
daniel wrote:
> just a quick hypothetical question:
>
> as i understand it, nfs allows linux boxes to mount another computer's
> directory structure onto the host machine, so my question is:
>
> how stupid/dangerous would it be to run a server from home running nfs so i
> could access it from w
On Thu, 2002-02-07 at 16:25, Tom Curl wrote:
> Not a good idea at all Dan, unless you tunnel it through ssh or a VPN.
> Otherwise you risk a good chance that someone else can mount the volume
> you are exporting.
>
> Tom
>
I'll second that. All of your files would be accessed in the clear,
wher
Not a good idea at all Dan, unless you tunnel it through ssh or a VPN.
Otherwise you risk a good chance that someone else can mount the volume
you are exporting.
Tom
On Thu, 2002-02-07 at 17:11, daniel wrote:
> just a quick hypothetical question:
>
> as i understand it, nfs allows linux boxes
just a quick hypothetical question:
as i understand it, nfs allows linux boxes to mount another computer's
directory structure onto the host machine, so my question is:
how stupid/dangerous would it be to run a server from home running nfs so i
could access it from work?
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