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Subject: Re: Java Web Start Permissions
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:13:46 -0500
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On 01/24/2012 04:48 PM, Gunter Herrmann wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Jeff Higgins wrote:
>> hoping to use a
>> JNLP client as an installer for your Java application - which it
>> specifically purports not to be: "It is not a general installation
>> protocol for software components".
>
> Javaws is the perfect installer for Java desktop applications.
> The only limitation is that it supports only a few file types.
> I do use jnlp files and jar files (for program, properties, graphics).
> Everything is signed, one file is already signed by a third party,
> so you need multiple jnlp files (one for each signature).
>
> <offline-allowed/> will enable local cashing, so at program start
> the application checks for updates and downloads them when
> a newer version is found, but it is able to run without connection
> to the server.
>
> I use this way for running a Java/Swing/jdbc desktop application on 100+
> systems.

Great to hear. Now I'm curious. How much state does your application 
maintain client side? Is your application able to run purposefully 
standalone or without connection for extended periods?

>
> Regarding the above quote:
> It really is not a general installation protocol,
> but it works perfectly for everything you can put in a jar file.
>
> Gunter