[PATCH] tcp-wrappers support extended to x11 forwards

[Damien Miller]

On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Osmo Paananen wrote:

> > why should unix domain sockets be supported?  not all systems support
> > them.
> 
> I haven verified the need for this, I've been listening comments
> on this list related to the forwarded X11 ports.  I've understood
> that if you use localhost:x.y as your display some (missbehaving)
> applications will break.

Have you actually verified this? and checked whether the 
IPADDR_IN_DISPLAY workaround that we already have in place 
(see channels.c) avoids it?

-d

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