Re: Intent to package Xswallow

1998-05-04 Thread Jules Bean
--On Mon, May 4, 1998 4:09 pm +0200 "Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, May 04, 1998 at 03:43:00PM +0100, Jules Bean wrote: >> >> I assume the point is that it will only execute applications listed in >> /etc/mailcap, which is fine. [chomp] > It doesn't touch

Re: Intent to package Xswallow

1998-05-04 Thread Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a
On Mon, May 04, 1998 at 03:43:00PM +0100, Jules Bean wrote: > > I assume the point is that it will only execute applications listed in > /etc/mailcap, which is fine. > > He didn't provide a URL, so I can't check.. > > Jules > > Sorry, I forgot. Im putting up a checksite at ftp

Re: Intent to package Xswallow

1998-05-04 Thread Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a
On Mon, May 04, 1998 at 03:22:42PM +0100, Martin Read wrote: > Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a writes: > This sounds distressingly like a serious security hole - unless it refuses > requests resembling "xterm -e foo". It's not quite as bad as "xhost +", > I'll admit, but it does sound like a majo

Re: Intent to package Xswallow

1998-05-04 Thread Stephen Carpenter
Martin Read wrote: > Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a writes: > > Xswallow is a plugin for Netscape that allows ANY X-based application > > tu run inside Netscape. This allows you to run a VRML browser > > (vrwave,vrweb..) or > > a midi application inside Netscape without having to expressel

Re: Intent to package Xswallow

1998-05-04 Thread Jules Bean
--On Mon, May 4, 1998 3:22 pm +0100 "Martin Read" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a writes: >> Xswallow is a plugin for Netscape that allows ANY X-based application >> tu run inside Netscape. This allows you to run a VRML browser (vrwave,vrweb..) or >> a midi appli