>> Innocent bystander question... suppose Russell goes to 
>> China and needs
>> to get some files from his box back home.  He (for the 
>> sake of my
>> question) has lost his laptop, didn't bring it, etc. and 
>> the only
>> accessible computer is a cyber-cafe with possible 
>> keystroke logger, etc.

When using cyber cafe PCs for related things - which I do as 
infrequently as reasonably possible - I try to reboot the PC 
after use. Many now prevent this.

Of course, as long as I didn't also lose the USB flash key 
in my pocket at the same time they don't have the core 
access software, whatever it is :-).

I thought that VNC or similar may serve my need well enough.

I've long thought of a very simple method for the DOS box 
nerd but never implemented it.
Access is to an almost empty drive.
Inquirer crafts text scripts and stores them on drive and 
the unseen watcher copies these, deletes them and implements 
them on target system and presents the result. One's own low 
low level scripting system. Very compromisable by a savvy 
watcher / recorder but near utterly uncrackable to most 
people.

Metaphor:    Imagine trying to do something with eg EDLIN 
[:-) !!!] with no prior instruction and no access whatsoever 
to a manual or help file. Or even with uSoft's very 
functional but painful years old DOS FTP. Now write your own 
basic obscure instruction language and ... .

eg         DIR c"|DOCS|SNREP+.+

Would take only a 1:1 preprocessor to turn into ye olde 
arcanery but would foil 99.9+%






        Russell




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