Gordon Burditt wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> Does the language allow Javascript to open a new window? Does the > language allow Javascript to trigger a function when a window is > closed? I believe the answer to both questions is YES. Then it > is possible to have a page that pops up two windows whenever you > close one. This was a problem, but modern browsers implement Javascript in such a way that it requires permission from the user before it will open a new window. > If it can reveal my email address to any web site, it's a bug. If > it can access or alter my personal files or address book, it's a > bug. If it can generate hits on web sites other than that specified > in the HTML, it's a bug. If it can open sockets, it's a bug. > If it can look at or set cookies stored on my system, it's a bug. > If it can look at or alter the list of previously visited URLs, it's > a bug. All of those things seem like major problems except the bit about cookies. What possible harm can reading and setting cookies do? I had always thought they were carefully and successfully designed to be harmless. That's not personal information in your cookies. That information is set by websites for the sole purpose of being read by websites. Plus, I'm pretty sure that browsers have always allowed us to disable cookies. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
