I did some more research and found: For JRE 1.5.0 http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/deployment/deployment-guide/jcp.html...
The only reason I limit the cache size is to keep the old stuff at a minimum. I do the same with Firefox and Mozilla disk Cache (FF is at 3000kb...
Hi Marklet, OK, then , I'm NOT sorry to be a wet blanket ;) Discussion is a good thing and disagreements can be beneficial as long as...
I'm not convinced Sorry to be a wet blanket but..... I read through the article you referenced,...
Hi, Marklet, Glad I could confirm your fears ;) .... hey, forewarned is forearmed... or something like that? As mentioned in the...
I'm glad you asked ;) My main concern about Mozilla Firefox is with the casual way many users find and install extensions. This MozillaZine...
Marklet, Since you're unwilling to provide evidence or post references to back up notions such as I'll bow out of further discussion.
I think that may be the sticking point. I don't know what you mean by Cache 'sandbox' The term "sandbox" as I understand it, means the area in...
I'm afraid I don't understand why you would think that turning of the Java cache removes any vulnerability or otherwise makes your system more...
ETrust AV's Real Time Protection doesn't scan on "write to disk ", only when files are "accessed ", whatever that means.
As I see it, the real-time AV element would only kick in if the malicious code attempted to execute .... and, that would only happen in the...
As I see it, then: Disabling the Java cache does NOT guard against any known vulnerability. The reason you would disable the Java cache...
Can you give a references for why the Java cache should be turned off? Here's what I found on Sun's site:...
The Firefox installer now adds the following registry entry needed for WMP9 or WMP10 when embedded in webpages, otherwise the WMP6.4 control is...
I had the Mozilla preference in Advanced > Scripts&Plugins for "Enable plugins for Mail & Newsgroups" Unchecked. If I get a link to a file...
You might have been able to simply delete the compreg.dat file with Firefox closed and let it regenerate itself. (Deletion of the <program...
That was exactly the problem I thought might occur and is why I gave the link to this thread:...
Good point, Jim :)
Yes but I like using nested folders for organization and to identify folder contents. It's just my system. D:\ "foldername" doesn't tell me...
Here's what I did as a test, to see how copying a profile to a new location might work. I copied my default.xxx profile folder, which has no...
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