Re: Netscape Communicator 4.5 can read local files

[bmc () VISI NET (Ben Collins)]

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I would just like to say that I find it hard to believe so much fuss has
been made about this. It is clear that this is only a local 'trick' to
look like it has gotten info. There used to be earlier versions of this
where ppl would make a link to file:///C|/ and say they had your hardrive
contents on their webpage, and now that java/javascript is involved
everyone is freaking out over the same thing just done a litte more
elaborately.

If some one here can setup a webpage, send me the URL, have that page read
the file '/test.txt' from my hardrive and then that person send the
contents to this list, I will believe. Otherwise I think this whole
hysteria over 'unforseen' dangers should stop.

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