[ale] VNC broken after M$ update

Jonathan Glass jonathan.glass at ibb.gatech.edu
Wed Aug 20 20:19:04 EDT 2003


Actually, if you read the XP EULA, it is illegal to run VNC on the XP.

The XP updates broke some of our Xwindows software, and screwed up one
other package, but the name slips my mind right now.

Jonathan Glass
> I've got a client who updated their XP box (after getting rid of the
> Blaster worm). Now VNC client won't connect to the server.
>
> I'm running a test later tonight to see if the M$ patch breaks VNC or if
> the bug broke it.
>
> If the patch breaks it, this has some serious implications (PIA,
> anti-trust, etc...)
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