connecting to x over phone lines

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

Linda wrote:
> Just wondering is there a way I can allow someone to connect via phone 
> line and use x based programs from their home windows computers?

Others have recommended VNC. That's a better choice than straight X.
Even better is FreeNX. With a very lightweight window manager, like
fluxbox, it will work reasonably well. Anything that is more
full-featured, like Gnome or KDE, will be painful on dial-up but quite
acceptable on broadband.
-- 
Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis
1419-3266 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON
Canada  M4N 3P6

<http://dinamis.com>
+1 416-410-3326
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