On 12/22/2009 01:16 PM, Rufus wrote: > NoOp wrote: ... >> about:config >> javascript.allow.mailnews;false >> set to true. >> > > All that is well and good, but far more than an average user should have > to do. It's most grievous example of a user selection which was there > previously and removed that I can think of - and such a simple one at that.
It is set to 'false' by default for good reason. http://javascript.about.com/od/reference/a/jsemail.htm http://www.mozilla.org/security/ http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/ As far back as 2006: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-63.html > > I understand the risks involved with fooling around with about:config if > one doesn't know what one is doing...workarounds are fine for > experienced users, but not for the masses. But apparently do not understand the risks associated with html and javascript in emails. You can of course choose to ignore the default settings & SeaMonkey/about:config allows you to do that. > >> You might want to look into prefbar; it essentially is a front end (and >> more) to about:config settings. You can add your own buttons, and could >> add a button to toggle that setting with a single click. >> >> http://prefbar.mozdev.org/ >> It's the first thing that I install in SeaMonkey. >> Also see: >> http://prefbar.mozdev.org/help/ > > I'm not in the habit of using plugins, but Prefbar looks like it may > have some merit...for other reasons than just the Mail/News script > control. Thanks. > It's been a trusted add-on that I've used for as long as it's been available. Manuel Reimer is also very open to bug reports, suggestions, etc. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
