Paul B. Gallagher wrote: > Michael Gordon wrote: > >> SM 2.15 effectively blocks all versions of JAVA. Yesterday I had SM >> 2.13 installed and running JAVA applets by enabling JAVA in the >> Ad-Ons Manager. Last night I upgraded to SM 2.15 and JAVA applets >> would not run. ... >> >> Side note: Internet Explorer, v.8, has no problem with the latest >> version of the JAVA plugin. >> >> It is time to jump the sinking ship. The Mozilla Fire Breathing >> Dragon has run out of gas, has lost its spark, and should be laid to >> rest with honors. >> >> Thanks for the ride, Mozilla, it has been a fun ride. > > On my system, at about:plugins, the plugin is listed with a bright red > message, "Java(TM) Platform SE 7 U11 is known to be vulnerable. Use > with caution," followed by a link to "More information," which points > here: <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/blocked/p182>. > Details of the block request are available here: > <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=829111>. > > Using SM 2.15, I visited a familiar site that uses a Java applet, and > that part of the page was displayed with a puzzle piece saying I had > to "click here to activate plugin." I clicked, Java started, and it > ran normally. > > I closed the page (which clears its session cookies) and returned, > logged in all over again, and repeated the procedure. Once again, I > was told I had to click to activate Java. So that one click did not > enable Java globally or permanently. > > Accordingly, two points: > > 1) The problem is not of Mozilla's making, it's a fault with Oracle's > product so it's not fair to blame Mozilla for protecting you. > > 2) If you really want to run Java despite its vulnerability, you can, > on demand. > > -- > War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
The java plugin is enabled without conditions or warnings in my SM v.15. My experience in activating java on time.gov is like what you describe. The first time I clicked the box to enable it, java presented me with an option to remember the permission, which I selected. The second time it just presented the box, so there is a glitch somewhere, but at least you can use it in selected instances if you need to (and some of us do). _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
