> agree that this is a problem), but there is no reason to expect that > the > browser would be unable to do something like this. The browser is just > another application (just like a flash or jave app running in the
There is no reason to believe the browser is unable to run things, but the browser is specifically designed NOT to launch things without confirmation. If you follow this link: http://download2.winzip.com/winzip140.exe Then your browser will prompt you, "Would you like to download this file?" Or perhaps "Do you want to Save, or Run?" It will not download automatically, and it will not run automatically. The browser is designed not to run things without your permission. It is so universal, that it is shocking to see any other behavior. Yes, it is shocking and disturbing to click a link, and see a new application launch, without any security confirmation dialog. I am thankful that it happened on a product I actually want to run, but it makes me wonder how easy it is for somebody bad to do the same thing with a bad product. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
