On Friday 07 March 2003 03:41 pm, Justin Haaheim wrote:
> Why would it be a bad idea to open, say, 5801 to the internet?  That's
> all I would need to open.  I have realVNC running a mini http server
> that pops up a java applet to run vnc.  This is nice because then I can
> run the remote desktop from anywhere that has a web browser with java.

Then anyone with a web browser can do the same thing. 

Does this mini http server encrypt the link? If not, anyone on the path to 
your boxcan easily snoop your username and password.


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