[K12OSN] VNCViewer and speed of refresh

[Les Mikesell]

On Wed, 2004-07-14 at 14:19, Doug Simpson wrote:
> OK, I knew about that but had always used VNC thinking it was better or 
> whatever.
> 
> If this was so easy, why would anyone want to use VNC? and why did that 
> guy send me off on the greek goose-chase for something so simple. . .

VNC has advantages in several situations.  The most common is that
you are running cross-platform with windows as the client or
server.  Another is that you want to grab the console screen
or keep a long-running session where you can disconnect
and reconnect over a period of time.  Another is where the
bandwidth is so bad that X just doesn't work.  VNC will also
perform badly then but it may be possible to type in some
commands and get something done.

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  Les Mikesell
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