that would have been maybe one or two month ago, so it is possible that they've changed it - haven't tried the system suitability option, but working for a bank myself (not StGeorge) my guess is that they've put in the disclaimer to avoid having to support Linux/Unix users rather than any actual technical reasons. My wife uses Mac OS X which is a kind of Unix - she does a lot of banking online with StGeorge without problems...
The slogan for Java really should have been 'write once, test everywhere' ... To verify your Java installation have a look at http://texturizer.net/firefox/faq.html#q2.2 Hope this helps :) --- Rod Butcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, how long ago did you get StGeorge Internet > banking to work ? > Because The option to test "System Suitability" > returns "The Operating > System UNIX is not currently supported". So... this > seems to run > contrary to the whole purpose of Java, and appears > to me to be > deliberate. Anybody know any more about this ? As > far as I'm concerned > Java is running in my browser. > regards, Rod > -------------------------------------------------- > Powered by a thunderbird, penguin, gnu and a camel > > John wrote: > > Hi Rod > > > > Your problem might be specific to StGeorge BPay, > > because I've been able to run StGeorge Internet > > Banking using Firefox 0.7+ on Slackware 9.1 and 10 > > using Sun's JVM v1.4.2. And I am almost certain > that > > I've used the BPay functionality as well ... > > (almost)... Anyway, > > java applets run fine on Linux, but is dependent > on > > your JVM - and certain applet (e.g. mediaplayers) > > relay on Java API wrapper of an Win32 DLL (e.g. > from > > Windows Media Player) in order to run. > > > > The JavaScript is generally in my experience more > a > > matter of poorly implemented code on the web > > developer's part (and as they only test the code > using > > IE, a 'more compliant' browser would not execute > the > > code) - which is a browser issue rather than Linux > > issue as such. Trouble could also be generated by > > 'document.all' - see also for info: > > > http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=5063 > > > > At any rate, ask the Macquire Uni developers to > fix > > their code! :) > > > > Alternatively you can download Wine and run (an > old > > version of) IE, although the Wine installation > process > > is a bit 'clumsy'. But it does work reasonably > well, > > i.e. I used Wine to run ATO's eTax program - > worked > > amazingly well. > > > > Cheers > > Jboz > > > > --- Rod Butcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >>Hello, I'm new to Linux so my questions will be a > >>bit basic for a while. > >> First, I can do anything I could do on Win2k > >>except logon to StGeorge > >>Bank BPay (Java applet doesn't allow Linux) and > >>MacQuarie Uni eStudent > >>system (combination of Javascript and possibly CGI > >>validation won't > >>accept Linux browser) - before I start raving > about > >>conspiracies, are > >>there any known technical reasons for this ? Or > just > >>lazy designers ? > >>Where are we in Oz re. this ? Secondly, are there > >>any technical benefits > >>(e.g. performance, stability) to compiling my own > >>apps vs installing > >>precompiled binaries ? I recompiled Perl to 5.8.5 > >>and some fairly > >>complex Perl-Gtk2 apps (such as Mandrakes's > package > >>manager) seem to > >>work instantly now, whereas before there seemed to > >>be a slight delay > >>with the precompiled 5.8.3. > >>thanks. Rod > >>-------------------------------------------------- > >>Powered by a penguin, a gnu and a camel > >>-- > >>SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - > >>http://slug.org.au/ > >>Subscription info and FAQs: > >>http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > >> > > > > > > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! > Movies. > > http://au.movies.yahoo.com > > > > . > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - > http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: > http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
