Re: MS Explorer

Marianne Mueller (mrm@eng.sun.com)
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 10:13:30 -0800

Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 10:13:30 -0800
Message-Id: <199703271813.KAA18492@puffin.eng.sun.com>
From: Marianne Mueller <mrm@eng.sun.com>
To: adam@eerie.fr
Subject: Re: MS Explorer

Hi Adam,

I'm glad to hear that your applet was able to write to your disk
because indeed it was referred to on your CLASSPATH. This makes
sense.

To confirm what I said yesterday and what is written in the
SFAQ at http://java.sun.com/sfaq

downloaded applets cannot read or write files on your disk

local applets have full access, including writing files

By downloaded applets, I mean applets that are downloaded over the
internet, and not applets that are loaded locally by your CLASSPATH.

By local applets, I mean applets whose class files are found in a
directory that is on your CLASSPATH.

Signed applets in JDK 1.1 can be treated as if they were local
applets.

In the future, things will be more configurable.

Neither Netscape nor Microsoft has announced when they will support
Java signatures. If you are interested in using standard Java
signatures with open published formats, let the vendors know. They do
listen to customer input.

Marianne

> From: adam@eerie.fr
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 09:30:07 +0100
>
> Hi,
> Thank you first for your answer.
> I wanted to add some elements I've discovered Yesterday.
> I realise I had in a directory that was in my CLASSPATH variable, an applet call
> ed
> writeFile.class !
> So I suppose that when I was loading the writeFile.html file in your site, the
> applet that was interpreted was the one on my local computer !
> I wanted you confirm me two things:
> - It's not possible AT ALL with JDK 1.02 to let an applet loaded on the net
> writing on my local disk
> - It can be possible to let an applet write on my local disk (with JDK 1.02)
> if I load it on a browser if the class is local and on the CLASSPATH.
>
> Signed applet resolve this problem but with Netscape 3.01 and MSIE 3.0, it
> is not possible !
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> See you soon
>
> Benoit
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