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Re: Fun with JAVA
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Mon, 28 Jun 1999 15:40:19 GMT
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <377cbc95.9819689@lugnet.com>...
> On Tue, 22 Jun 1999 18:43:53 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com>
> wrote:
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> > I keep Java turned on, Javascript turned off.
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> Java crashes Nutscrape. Javascript doesn't.
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> > And this is why I keep Javascript turned off. It has forever had this
> > feature, to send mail without your permission.
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> In my client, all it can do is open a mailto: window, or send an email
> with the contents of a form _after_ you click a button, IIRC.
That reminds me, I once heard it was possible for javascript
to file out a filename in the file area of the form(maybe with
C:\windows\cookies)
(In a hidden window , of course). The it can press submit on that.
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> > Java on the browser (2), OTOH, runs in a "sandbox", part of its security
> > model. It can't do most things unless you explicitly give it permission • to
> > do so.
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> Except crashing the computer.
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> Jasper
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| (...) Java crashes Nutscrape. Javascript doesn't. (...) In my client, all it can do is open a mailto: window, or send an email with the contents of a form _after_ you click a button, IIRC. (...) Except crashing the computer. Jasper (25 years ago, 28-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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