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Re: [PLUG] KMail from root
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> Wait... you're logging into KDE, as root, and doing (well, anything
> at all, but...) such things as xhost +<anything>?
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> Do you understand the implications of this?
Well, the most immediate effect is the ability to send mail to the PLUG list
without delay.
Security-wise, "xhost + localhost" allows anyone logged into my system to
to use my display.
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