Our software is not generally used in a network setting. It's intended to allow people to connect to their PC accross the Internet using an easy-to-remember Internet Name that tracks their current dynamic IP address.
It's possible to allow the user to download the binary VNC-viewer (our version of VNC server has HTTP based file-transfer support), but this is in reality an extra step no better than ActiveX as it has similar OS limitations. Stephan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corni Beerse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stephan A. Edelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Seak, Teng-Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:58 AM Subject: Re: Web-based VNC access > Stephan A. Edelman wrote: > > > Let me explain where I'm coming from. We're combining VNC with our Dynamic > > DNS software and what's distinctly evident from the volume of tech support > > calls we receive is that the end-user is stumped when they try to access > > their PC and the browser just displays an "X" instead of the Java VNC Viewer > > applet. Furthermore, this is perceived by the end-user as a flaw in our > > software. > > > > The average end-user has no idea (and doesn't care) that a JVM is required > > and just wants it to "work". I agree that JRE is easy to install, but that > > still generates a tech support call to us so we can tell the end-user to go > > to Sun and download an 8MB JVM. > > If it is at a company network or such, best to install the vncviewer on those > machines. Its just a binary that can be dumped roughly everywhere. > > For what its worth, just dump it on your samba-server and give users the > shortcut to `\\samba\path\to\vncviewer.exe host_to_see:0` > > No need to use any overhead at all. > > > CBee > > > > > > I'm no fan of Microsoft or their practices, but their browser penetration is > > so significant that we have to look for a more "transparent" solution and > > ActiveX may provide this for us. > > How transparent will you have it? If you put `vncviewer` in the path, then you > can use it at every host, even a M$-os. > > > > > > Stephan. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Seak, Teng-Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 8:40 AM > > Subject: RE: Web-based VNC access > > > > > > > >>>-----Message d'origine----- > >>>De : Stephan A. Edelman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Envoyi : mercredi 7 avril 2004 14:05 > >>>@ : Seak, Teng-Fong; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Objet : Re: Web-based VNC access > >>> > >>>I welcome the availability of an ActiveX control for two reasons: (1) > > > > The > > > >>>reality is that Java is becoming less accessible due to the fact that > >>>Microsoft has decided to remove it from its browser. Installation of a > > > > JVM > > > >>>is less than transparent to the average end-user. > >> > >>That would depend on what you mean, or what you want, by the word > > > > "transparent". That means IE installs it without the end-user knowing it. > > Virus does that as well ;-) > > > >>As a matter of fact, installing JRE is just "next", "next", "next". If > > > > this isn't simple enough for an end-user, sorry to say that, I think his IQ > > is well below 100. Computer is probably not for him. Well, he could go to > > a video shop and rent a film. That's certainly easier :-D > > > >>>(2) Microsoft's JVM far > >>>outperforms Sun's JVM due to the fact that it does JIT byte-code > > > > compilation > > > >>>into a Windows native executable form, whereas Sun's JVM is completely > >>>interpreted. This translates into a much slower VNC response than is the > >>>case for MS JVM or an ActiveX control. > >> > >>True, but there're also other JRE which are more performant than Sun's, > > > > even though I don't know which one is best. > > > >>>My $0.02 worth... > >>> > >>>Stephan. > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "Seak, Teng-Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:42 AM > >>>Subject: RE: Web-based VNC access > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>ActiveX? That means it can only be displayed on IE and only on > > > > Windows > > > >>>platforms. Sorry to tell you, this is a regression and opposite the > > > > idea of > > > >>>VNC which is multi-platform and multi-environment. > >>> > >>>>pffff... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>-----Message d'origine----- > >>>>>De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>Envoyi : mercredi 7 avril 2004 08:05 > >>>>>@ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>Objet : Web-based VNC access > >>>>> > >>>>>Hello fellow VNC users, > >>>>>I'm glad to let you know that today we have released a simple, but > > > > yet > > > >>>>>useful web based VNC access. > >>>>>Basically this is a web page, which hosts our VNC ActiveX control, > > > > and > > > >>>>>allows you to access your VNC server from a browser window. > >>>>>Currently this feature is available for Windows users with Internet > >>> > >>>Explorer > >>> > >>>>>installed (we haven't tested it with other browsers yet). > >>>>> > >>>>>Here is the link to the Web VNC page: > >>>>>http://www.s-code.com/webvnc.aspx?menu=webvnc > >>>>> > >>>>>Comments and bug reports on this feature are greatly appreciated. > >>>>>Best regards, > >>>>>Yury > >>>>> > >>>>>SmartCode Solutions > >>>>> <http://www.s-code.com/> http://www.s-code.com > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>VNC-List mailing list > >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>To remove yourself from the list visit: > >>>>>http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>VNC-List mailing list > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>To remove yourself from the list visit: > >>>>http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>VNC-List mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To remove yourself from the list visit: > >>http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
