Re: pcanywhere

[Joseph S D Yao <jsdy () cospo osis gov>]

> What is the opinion of the list about allowing pcanywhere across
> a vpn connection to control some NT systems.  I am not
> comfortable, but getting a lot of pressure in allowing that
> through the firewall.
>
> Thanks In Advance.
> - Deepak

If it were through a firewall, I would exhort you to resist the
pressure.  However, within the VPN - IF it's a properly designed VPN,
and IF you trust most of the people inside, then there should not be
much of a difference between that and a LAN.

Not sure I'd run it on a LAN, either.

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Joe Yao                         jsdy () cospo osis gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
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