Roger Fink wrote: > Roger Fink wrote: >> Rickles wrote: >>> Roger Fink wrote: >>>> Paul B. Gallagher wrote: >>>>> Michael Gordon wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> SM 2.15 effectively blocks all versions of JAVA. Yesterday I had >>>>>> SM 2.13 installed and running JAVA applets by enabling JAVA in >>>>>> the Ad-Ons Manager. Last night I upgraded to SM 2.15 and JAVA >>>>>> applets would not run. ... >>>>>> >>>>>> Side note: Internet Explorer, v.8, has no problem with the >>>>>> latest version of the JAVA plugin. >>>>>> >>>>>> It is time to jump the sinking ship. The Mozilla Fire Breathing >>>>>> Dragon has run out of gas, has lost its spark, and should be laid >>>>>> to rest with honors. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the ride, Mozilla, it has been a fun ride. >>>>> >>>>> On my system, at about:plugins, the plugin is listed with a bright >>>>> red message, "Java(TM) Platform SE 7 U11 is known to be >>>>> vulnerable. Use with caution," followed by a link to "More >>>>> information," which points here: >>>>> <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/blocked/p182>. Details >>>>> of the block request are available here: >>>>> <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=829111>. Using SM >>>>> 2.15, I visited a familiar site that uses a Java applet, >>>>> and that part of the page was displayed with a puzzle piece saying >>>>> I had to "click here to activate plugin." I clicked, Java started, >>>>> and it ran normally. >>>>> >>>>> I closed the page (which clears its session cookies) and returned, >>>>> logged in all over again, and repeated the procedure. Once again, >>>>> I was told I had to click to activate Java. So that one click did >>>>> not enable Java globally or permanently. >>>>> >>>>> Accordingly, two points: >>>>> >>>>> 1) The problem is not of Mozilla's making, it's a fault with >>>>> Oracle's product so it's not fair to blame Mozilla for protecting >>>>> you. 2) If you really want to run Java despite its vulnerability, >>>>> you can, on demand. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left. >>>> >>>> The java plugin is enabled without conditions or warnings in my SM >>>> v.15. My experience in activating java on time.gov is like what you >>>> describe. The first time I clicked the box to enable it, java >>>> presented me with an option to remember the permission, which I >>>> selected. The second time it just presented the box, so there is a >>>> glitch somewhere, but at least you can use it in selected instances >>>> if you need to (and some of us do). >>> I'm not seeing any box, pop-up, pop-under, jigsaw-puzzle >>> placeholder, nuttin'. SM Add-On Mgr shows a warning that the "Java >>> (version) is known to be vulnerable. Use with caution." Then a >>> link called 'More Information' which takes you to >>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/blocked/p186 (in the case >>> of Java 1.6_38), and that tells you it's been automatically disabled >>> and no longer usable. >>> >>> Back to my original question: how do I turn it back on? If I'm >>> supposed to see some dialog box, how do I force THAT on so I can >>> turn Java back on? >> >> If you install the prefbar extension you can easily access (by one of >> several display options) a check box to enable or disable java. That >> should do it, but I would upgrade to java 7.11 first. >> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/prefbar/?src=ss > > And based on the "recognition problem" you're experiencing, I would > completely uninstall the version that you have before installing a > later one. By uninstall I mean a conventional uninstall via Seamonkey > and then go into the Windows file tree and erase all that detritus.
Sorry for the mistake - my bad: I meant conventional uninstall through Windows (or Revo), not SeaMonkey. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
