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From: hall@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu (Marty Hall)
Subject: Re: Java vs. Dylan - what to do?
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Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 16:47:24 GMT
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In article <830916448.12962.0@dgamble.demon.co.uk> Dominik Gamble
<dmg@dgamble.demon.co.uk> writes: 
[...]
>Because these are just associations, not direct claims, little can be
>done to disprove them. In Dylan's case, one route is probably creating
>new associations:
>	Netscape + Java = your computer runs Their programs =
>		= Microsoft reading your hard disk over Internet

There is more than a little truth in this association.
Right now, there are at least two ways that a clever cracker can read
and/or erase your hard disk when you load their WWW page, assuming you
have Java enabled. More if you are using Netscape 2.0 instead of 2.01.
See <http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/java/#Security>

						- Marty
(proclaim '(inline skates))
