Hmmm... I can currently read incoming RS232 and USB data in my OS X using Firefox 3.6.13 and the "file:" protocol:
file:///dev/tty.BT-GPS010B62-SerialPort do I have an insecure system ? An insecure browser ? Or do we already have part of what is requested in some browser ? -- Diego On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Seth Brown <lear...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Sorry I meant potentially has that ability. Any software you install could >> do this without you knowing it. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Dec 28, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Bjartur Thorlacius <svartma...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>>> Any software that you install has the ability to jump in and take >>>> control of RS232 devices. >>> >>> That's news to me. What if my terminal, HTML and PDF reader >>> don't have access to every device attached to my system, any >>> more than my MTA? >