Totally different systems. Emails are sent to a server before being pushed onto the client. At the server we can analyze the email, check for macros, and run virus protection on all attachments. Flash applications can be requested by any user and there is no server in the middle to check if the .swf file may contain malicious code. (yet)
Adam Wayne Lehman Web Systems Developer Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Distance Education Division -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 5:43 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Macromedia.Com (The new site?) How is this any more dangerous than Outlook having access to your filesystem and to the web both? Any email client accesses your local files and connects to the web, why is it that much more of a security risk for Flash to access the disk than an application you install yourself? Joshua Miller Head Programmer / IT Manager Garrison Enterprises Inc. www.garrisonenterprises.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] (704) 569-9044 ext. 254 ************************************************************************ ************* Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them to be the views of Garrison Enterprises Inc. This e-mail is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is private and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete it immediately and advise us by return e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ ************* -----Original Message----- From: Adrocknaphobia Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:43 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Macromedia.Com (The new site?) Jochem, But isn't this where the conflict lies? If Flash is to have file uploading, it means it would need some way to access the client's disk (outside of the cookie-esque system in place). But isn't that where security issues would come in to play? Now I would have an application (not an inactive HTML form control) that could access my disk. I always assumed this is why this functionality was left out of Flash. I would almost guarantee that the government would disallow the flash plug-in if this was the case. Adam Wayne Lehman Web Systems Developer Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Distance Education Division -----Original Message----- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Macromedia.Com (The new site?) Adrocknaphobia Jones wrote: > Yeah. I gotta disagree on the flash replacing traditional desktop apps. > Big draw back of flash is the lacking ability of local file > manipulation. Hence there is no way to upload a file via flash. So even > in the most advanced RIA, if any client files are needed, you have to go > back to HTML. Local files are evil because IT managers have no control over them ;-) Apart from that, just fill out the wishform. File uploading is not an outrageous feature. The groundwork, a wire-protocol that supports binary transfer, is in place already. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
