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Posted by jojo on 07/02/06 11:43
Alan J. Flavell schrieb:
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, jojo wrote:
>
>> Of course it doesn't. But I interpreted this as a "I know about the
>> disadvantages of JavaScript and can live with it".
>
> In a WWW context, that's not the question. It's not about whether
> *you* as author can live with it, it's about whether *web users* can
> live with it. The general view around here is that they can't and
> won't, and shouldn't be expected to.
>
> The relevant German office ("Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der
> Informationstechnik") says this (in an English edition, since this is
> a predominantly English-speaking newsgroup):
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> /
> Avoid active content: Customers should always have the option of
> refusing technologies or methods which can bring security problems
> with them. These include active content such as JavaScript and
> ActiveX. Only activate these in your web browser if you are on a
> trustworthy website. As this is unlikely to be obvious to customers,
> security-conscious suppliers should always offer a second channel.
> For example, many animated demonstrations on websites require active
> content such as JavaScript. Customers' attention should be drawn to
> the fact that JavaScript needs to be activated in the browser to see
> a demonstration, but that this can also be viewed without JavaScript
> as a simple sequence of pictures.
> \_
>
> Seems to me to cover the most important points. See
> http://www.bsi.de/english/publications/fb/F09E_Comz_en.pdf
Thanks, but I prefer to read it in German...
Nothing really new in it, I knew it before. And I could not remember
that I advised anybody to use JS. But if Alexander asks for a solution
with JS he will get one. Whether he uses it or not is just his business.
I'm not trying to stop you advising him *not* to use it (In this subject
I have to agree, you should really not use it), I just want you to
notice that *I* didn't tell him he *should*, so don't make me
responsible if he does. I just told him how to do it if he wants to.
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