> So, to enable the kind of functionality I'm proposing would > mean to provide complete open access to all files on a site > visitor's system?
Yes. > However, since Javascript and Active X have been suggested as > alternatives to accomplish my programming goals, how can > Javascript or Active X accomplish this without creating the > vulnerability? > (Although I haven't used it in programming, I know Active X > has a reputation for creating vulnerabilities, and I guess > Javascript, too) JavaScript, as I mentioned in a separate email, is not an alternative - it won't allow you to do this either. ActiveX, on the other hand, can do anything at all. There is no "built-in" security with ActiveX other than trust - before installing an ActiveX control, you are asked whether you trust that control. Once it's installed, it can do anything that any program could possibly do. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:241463 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
