Posted on 12/09/2004 1:34:07 PM PST by UseYourHead
A flaw in Sun Microsystems' Java software has highlighted the difficulty the company faces as flocks of tech novices start to turn to it for support.
Sun disclosed a serious security flaw in its Java virtual machine (JVM) software last month. The rare problem, which affects Sun's plug-in for running Java on a variety of Web browsers and operating systems, could allow a virus to spread through PCs running both Microsoft Windows and Linux.
A flaw-free version of the JVM software is available on Sun's Web site, and the company is encouraging people to swap it out. But some users of the Firefox Web browser who attempted to download the new software received a version that contained the vulnerability, Sun representatives told CNET News.com.
On Tuesday, Sun was in the process of updating the download pages on Java.com and its download site to fix that problem, having previously said it would make the change on Dec. 13.
Sun said the mix-up in support arose because it had not had a chance to update the download features for Firefox. It also said that it first concentrated on developing a patch for the more pervasive browsers--Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Netscape and Mozilla.
Wow. Write once, infect anywhere. (c8
Dos 2.0
Geez, and I just updated to that version last week because the previous version was giving me problems.
Thanks for the info.
Wasn't the unwritten rule, "Never trust and even numbered version of DOS"?
The only DOS in my estimation that was worth it's weight in gold was DOS 6.2
Sun Micro/Java update is still confusing.
They are showing the current version as 1.4.2_05 on one web page and 1.4.2_06 on another web page. On another of their websites, they are showing Java 5.0 which they admit is also Java 1.5.
If you download and upgrade, you probably should be looking for Java 5.0, which is also called Java 2 Platform, just in case they haven't been confusing enough already.
Link to download 5.0: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
BTTT
The one I have installed is 1.4.2_06
I liked PC DOS 7.0 with the 4DOS command interpretor.
Any PC tech back in the day needed to have those 3 floppies with them at all times.
When you do the auto-install from their main page, it will take you to the auto-install webpage, and will install version 1.4.2_06
Here is the link that will auto-detect your browser and set you up for the latest JVM:
http://jdl.sun.com/webapps/getjava/BrowserRedirect?locale=en&host=www.java.com:80
Only time I ever needed the three disks was when I was installing from scratch, aside from that, worked like a charm.
That's what I always thought though to keep the rule straight they should have numbered it DOS 7.0 - little did I know that was the DOS version for Windows 9X.
Sure looks like the feces may have come into contact with the air-handling system at Sun.
DOS 7 is just like DOS 6 except that you have support for long file names. That's the only difference and why Win 9x used DOS 7 because Win 9x was the first MS operating system to support long filenames instead of the DOS 6 8x3 filename routine.
When I was still in the military I learned that there was a word for the sound that makes - Marine! Of course a Marine Corps Captain heard me tell that little bit of humor and he was NOT happy. So, I burned his shot record.
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