On 1/5/08, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there anything that, bug-wise, could go wrong with that remote > browser that would be able to read or alter anything on the local > machine? I'm talking about using ssh's X forwarding features, not using > X's native forwarding.
a lot more can go wrong than can go right. in theory, yes, you are insulated from the client acting up. in practice, the isolation is often too complete. i have never had an app actually work via an ssh -X connection.
