R. Whack wrote:
> Hi. I'm using Beonex version 0.8 Prelease and I would like to
> understand the idea of java being automatically disabled in Mail/News.
> I don't know if may have been an error or if that's the way the
> program was created. Makes it kind of hard to read html-based mail. Or
> will java (Mail/News) be added in the next release of Beonex. Just
> thought I'd ask. Thank you for your time and patience.
I assume you mean JavaScript. That's something completely different from
Java.
This being disabled is not a lack of functionality, but has been done
intentionally. Beonex puts strong emphasis on security, and JavaScript
is a significant security risk (most security bugs require JS to be
enabled). Esp. so in email, where you do not control where you go and
where there are by far less legitimate uses for JS (the email can always
contain a link to a full webpage with JS, forms and all). The function
is disabled to protect you and cannot easily be enabled, so that you do
not put yourself at risk unintentionally.
If you still want to enable it, try adding the following line to your
prefs.js or user.js (see Netscape 6/Mozilla Tips&Tricks on how to do that):
pref("javascript.allow.mailnews", true);
This should enable JavaScript in Mailnews. You have been warned.
Ben Bucksch
