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From: almquist@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM (Mike Almquist)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Spy X Window
Message-ID: <9070003@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Jul 90 17:48:42 GMT
References: <194@melpar.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Avondale Division
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> I need some X help.
> 
> I want to "monitor" a window on another machine from my machine.
> I have source for all software running but would rather not modify any of it.
> I have full control of unix permissions etc.
> 
> Ideally I'd like to tell the server on the other machine to duplicate the 
> window on my display. I need no control over the "copied" window but I would
> watch what someone else was doing and see all updates to this window. It would
> be teacher/student type situation where the teacher can spy on the students
> progress/work habits.
> 
> Perhaps I'll need an application that can decode names into window IDs on
> the other machine--that would be fine.
> 
> Any hints or solutions would are appreciated.
> Thanks
> 
> Jim Hopkins	uunet!melpar!jim
> ----------

Is this ethical?  Is there a good reason for doing this?  I'd be majorly pissed
off if someone was watching me - even more so if I didn't even know I was being
watched.  What is the reason for the Big Brother attitude?  Did you see the
articles about the situation at PSU between some users and their system
administrators?  If not, you should take a look at it.  How is this tool going
to be useful to you?  Why don't you ASK the students about their progress and
work habits?  X is a good program, don't make people paranoid so that next
versions of X will be more restrictive but secure.  Use tools, don't abuse them.

- Mike Almquist, Sys. Admin
  HP, Avondale, PA