# Re: Holes in the Java sandbox

David Brownell (David.Brownell@Eng)
Sat, 14 Feb 1998 12:31:26 -0800

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    Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 12:31:26 -0800

    From: David.Brownell@Eng (David Brownell)

    Message-Id: <199802142031.MAA12862@argon.eng.sun.com>

    To: gong@games.eng.sun.com, rms@pharlap.com

    Subject: Re: Holes in the Java sandbox

Regardless, my point stands: these aren't problems
caused by any implementation of Java.

- Dave

> From Richard_Smith@pharlap.com Sat Feb 14 11:29:45 1998
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 14:24:56 -0500
> To: David.Brownell@Eng (David Brownell), gong@games.eng.sun.com
> From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms@pharlap.com>
> Subject: Re: Holes in the Java sandbox
> Cc: java-security@web1.javasoft.com
>
> David,
>
> Eudora has a bunch of problems when it comes to
> security issues. For example, its the only Email
> reader that I know that will run .EXE and batch
> file attachments with a double-click of a mouse.
> Other Email readers either never allow .EXE files
> attachments to be executed or put up a big
> warning message pointing out the dangers of
> attached files.
>
> What I would like to see Qualcomm do is to not
> execute embedded JavaScript, ActiveX controls,
> and Java applets in HTML Email messages.
> I don't see an utility in automatically executing programs
> in Email messages. Unfortunately Eudora
> has no option to turn off JS, Java, and Activex
> in Email messages. This instead has to be done
> in IE4 which means I'll loose JS, Java, and ActiveX
> in Web pages. Eudora really needs separate
> security settings from the browser.
>
> On the issue of the EDUDORA.INI file being corrupted,
> I am not sure what to say. I really don't have the time
> to see what is wrong in the file. I am not sure if
> Eudora corrupted the file or Windows 95 did.
>
> Richard
>
> At 11:39 AM 2/12/98 -0800, David Brownell wrote:
> >At least one of the problems was clearly a Eudora bug,
> >too -- that one where its init file was garbaged.
> >
> >- Dave
> >
>

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