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  1. Article: 12521 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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  3. From: jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  5. Subject: Re: Can Kermit help with forwarding X11 traffic?
  6. Date: 10 Jun 2001 22:59:44 GMT
  7. Organization: Columbia University
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  16.  
  17. In article <LsRU6.13978$zv1.1045992@e420r-sjo3.usenetserver.com>,
  18. Michael Barton <mgb@cyberdude.com> wrote:
  19. : I understand that kermit can be a _client_ in this arrangement, but
  20. : that requires a Secure Telnet _server_ on the other end.
  21. : I'm hoping that I can run something (i.e. kermit) from the command
  22. : line on the remote end that will enable forwarding of X11 traffic back
  23. : to my workstation.
  24. : Is kermit in server mode capable of this?
  25. : Michael
  26.  
  27. Secure Tunneling of arbitrary connections cannot be done with Kermit.
  28. Take a look at Stunnel.
  29.  
  30.  Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer      C-Kermit 7.1 Alpha available
  31.  The Kermit Project @ Columbia University   includes Secure Telnet and FTP
  32.  http://www.kermit-project.org/             using Kerberos, SRP, and 
  33.  kermit-support@kermit-project.org          OpenSSL.  SSH soon to follow.
  34.