Re: ssh and x-apps

[Magnus Bergman]

On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 03:55:00PM -0400, Carl J. Nobile wrote:
> Hi Hannes,
> 
> The easiest way is to run, on your local host:
> 
> $ xhost + your.remotehost.com

...snip...

> Then set the DISPLAY variable like this:
> 
> $ DISPLAY=your.localhost.com:0.0

Bad idea.
That won't tunnel the X11-data through ssh.
All data will be in the clear just like any normal X11-
session.

//Magnus