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X-Bullshit: encrypted ACPI over SOAP cloud factory-scale controller 

i know its functionally a bit different but you could try remote desktop to w=
indows.

i use rd(1) to talk to windows from plan9. it occasionally dies due to messa=
ge decode failures, but a reconnect only takes 2 or 3 secs so i live with it=
.

-Steve


> On 1 Feb 2019, at 5:03 pm, cinap_lenrek@felloff.net wrote:
>=20
> yeah... i tried a bunch of vnc client and server implementations on window=
s
> when testing and each one seems to have something lacking. i had to try li=
ke
> 4 experimental builds of ultravnc until it started listening on ipv6 addre=
ss
> using obscure undocumented .ini settings.
>=20
> the best working linux implementation seems to be tigervnc.
>=20
> good luck.
>=20
> --
> cinap