Rickles wrote: > Roger Fink wrote: >> Roger Fink wrote: >>> Roger Fink wrote: >>>> Rickles wrote: >>>>> Roger Fink wrote: >>>>>> 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). >>>>> I'm not seeing any box, pop-up, pop-under, jigsaw-puzzle >>>>> placeholder, nuttin'. SM Add-On Mgr shows a warning that the >>>>> "Java (version) is known to be vulnerable. Use with caution." >>>>> Then a link called 'More Information' which takes you to >>>>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/blocked/p186 (in the >>>>> case of Java 1.6_38), and that tells you it's been automatically >>>>> disabled and no longer usable. >>>>> >>>>> Back to my original question: how do I turn it back on? If I'm >>>>> supposed to see some dialog box, how do I force THAT on so I can >>>>> turn Java back on? >>>> >>>> If you install the prefbar extension you can easily access (by one >>>> of several display options) a check box to enable or disable java. >>>> That should do it, but I would upgrade to java 7.11 first. >>>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/prefbar/?src=ss >>> >>> And based on the "recognition problem" you're experiencing, I would >>> completely uninstall the version that you have before installing a >>> later one. By uninstall I mean a conventional uninstall via >>> Seamonkey and then go into the Windows file tree and erase all that >>> detritus. >> >> Sorry for the mistake - my bad: I meant conventional uninstall >> through Windows (or Revo), not SeaMonkey. >> >> > I had already done the complete cleanup and re-install of the latest > version, but it's not changing anything. In the Java control panel > applet, I have ticked the box under 'Advanced - Default java for > browsers - Mozilla Family', but as soon as SM opens, the box gets > cleared again. And using the Pogo site as called out earlier in this > thread, there is no puzzle-piece drawing where I can select and > authorize the use of Java, no matter how I set the security level in > the Java Cntrl Pnl applet. > > This is really getting old.
Try re-installing the same version of SeaMonkey over itself. Longshot, but longshots are all you have left. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
