Joshua Marinacci wrote:
> Webstart apps are run entirely separate from the browser. It's no  
> different than double clicking an app on your desktop or exec()'ing a  
> binary.  The webstart JNLP does come from your webserver, so it's  
> possible to stash info in there. The advantage of the draggable  
> applets is that you start inside the browser, and so have access to  
> the browser's cookies during the first launch. After you drag it out  
> and save a shortcut for subsequent launches you don't have the browser  
> anymore, but you can save the cookies and other auth information for  
> continued use, while still running as a separate app. Basically it  
> gives you the best of both worlds.
>
> Alan, perhaps if you could email me with a clearer description of what  
> you are trying to do I could be of more help.
>   
The fact that when you launch a Java Web Start application from the 
browser there is no hand-off of the current cookie set, etc, is 
problematic -- and has led to double authentication in various use cases 
for us.

I suppose restructuring as a draggable applet would avoid that?

--
Jess Holle


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