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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Packet Security Issues.
Message-ID: <8909201303.AA19048@expire.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: 20 Sep 89 13:03:32 GMT
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    This problem would be resolved if I could specify the user in my xhost
    command, or better yet if I could specify the user and program name.

    1. Are there plans to include this sort of security in release 4?

That specifically, no.  Some security, yes.  You can look at the recently
released XDMCP specification for one example.