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Posted by Ed Seedhouse on 12/07/06 07:14
On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 22:22:36 +0100, "Marco" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>I'd like to start a program from a html-page.
Any web browser that allowed you to do that would be off the market in
about 60 seconds because it would be an unacceptable security risk. It
would, for example, allow a remote web page to erase every file on your
hard drive. Nope. Bad thing. Very very bad.
Browsers will, however, request your o/s to start a file that has a
mime-type, such as your default email program, if you use the right kind
of link (e.g. <a href="mailto:zonker@nowhere.xx">).
That might be convenient for you, but what if your computer doesn't have
an email program? Or the person visiting your web site? She might be
using a cell phone to view your page.
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