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Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java?

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java?
Date 2012-04-05 16:10 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <050420121610512185%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References <Xaqdnd_fvMXPfOHSnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <vilain-7537B2.19544504042012@news.individual.net> <050420120006189551%nospam@nospam.invalid> <vilain-2C212C.00244105042012@news.individual.net>

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In article <vilain-2C212C.00244105042012@news.individual.net>, Michael
Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:

> > > Java is deeply embedded into MacOS.  I don't know what you'd break if 
> > > you removed it. 
> > 
> > it's not and it's no longer included by default, however, it can be
> > downloaded if needed.
> 
> That's true for 10.7.  Not true for 10.6 and this guy's version 10.5.8.  
> I'm sure he could dig deep enough to create a system that ran 10.5.8 but 
> he'd have to forever maintain updates for various stuff on it on a 
> system that would mirror his client's system.  I'd do that if I was paid 
> big bucks to be "Apple" for a client.  But not otherwise.

but the point is that java isn't deeply embedded and *can* be removed,
which apple has done.

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Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2012-04-04 19:03 -0500
  Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-04-04 19:54 -0700
    Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-05 00:06 -0400
      Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-04-05 00:24 -0700
        Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-05 16:10 -0400
          Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-04-05 13:33 -0700
            Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-04-05 13:51 -0700
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                Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2012-04-06 14:48 +1200
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                Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2012-04-06 18:19 +1200
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    Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-04-05 21:27 -0400
      Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-06 14:19 +0200
        Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-06 09:29 -0700
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            Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-06 17:40 -0400
      Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-06 12:11 -0400
  Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-05 10:01 +0200
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        Re: Is there a Flashback protection/fix for Mac OS X 10.5.8's vulnerable Java? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-06 09:30 -0700
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