On 28 Nov 2001 05:19:21 GMT, DeMoN LaG <n@a> wrote:

>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Hill) wrote in
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 27 Nov 2001: 
>> 
>> I could write a Netscape plugin that ejected your CD-ROM, popped up
>> a message, and shutdown your computer.  If I could convince you to
>> install it, it would work just fine.  Netscape plugins are and
>> never have been limited to "browser functionality".  Plugins are
>> NOT the same as Java.
>
>Well then.  Mozilla is completely open source, it's plugin APIs are 
>available from lxr.mozilla.org, please do so.  I will give you the 
>benefit of the doubt that you can do this simply.  I will even go as far 
>as manually adding the plugin to my plugins folder.  I would love being 
>able to hit a button in my browser and opening my CD tray.  

It doesn't matter that Mozilla is open source, the Netscape plugin API
has been public for a long time and it is a binary interface.

Here you go:
http://members.aol.com/Chris244/eject.html

Chris Hill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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