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Re: lynx-dev new protocols
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Carlton Anderson |
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Re: lynx-dev new protocols |
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Mon, 2 Dec 2002 02:47:47 -0800 (PST) |
--- RobertM <address@hidden> wrote:
> It is alleged that Carlton Anderson once typed:
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> > What [security] problems are you referring to?
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> When javascript/java functions in a web browser are not properly sandboxed
> they can allow many remote exploits. IE seems to be/have been particularly
> susceptable to such security issues with it's implementation of javascript.
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> As the maintainer of a public-lynx client, I really don't want more bits to
> have to search for and turn off.
I'm beginning to think that JavaScript isn't
so popular around these parts :-)
And I can understand it since the JavaScript/JScript war
has made a mess of the web (in terms of compatibility
and accessibility).
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