On Monday 09 April 2001 17:29, you wrote: > From: "Brandon" <blanu at uts.cc.utexas.edu> > > > Applets can contact localhost and use FProxy to insert data about your > > system to a known key for later trolling by attackers. There's a > > workaround for this but it hasn't been implemented yet. Also, not > > everyone trusts sandboxes. Some people would like to be warned about Java > > just in case. I'd like the filter to be more configurable about this so > > that you can turn on and off specific warnings. NO! We have been many many iterations through this loop before on this list.. It it trivial to write a java applet which compromises your anonymity.
> > Good point... yeah, I see the danger in applets, sure. > > > I am somewhat confused about the applet mode. You said that Lucene uses > > segmented files to build a search database. An applet doesn't have access > > to your HD. So how does the applet version of the search engine work? > > I have set up a demo: http://www.freegle.com/applet/applet.html - complete
