Re: Suse 6.2 and Java Applet

On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 02:53:27AM -0600, Scott Klement wrote:
> Herbert Groot Jebbink <hgj@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> >
> > AFAIK it is not possible to open a socket in Java to a other
> > IP then the IP you downloaded the Applet from, so you must
> > install it on the target AS/400.
> 
> This is true, if you're using an Applet (not an application)
> however, if you wanted to use a different machine as your
> web server, a simple proxy will allow you to forward the
> TN5250 across to your AS/400.
> 

There is a way for a Java applet to ask for certain permissions from the user
(in a way such that it can't trick the user).  For this particular instance,
the IRC applet buried somewhere in the CLUG site does just that - it asks
your permission to be able to connect to other servers.

I don't have the time to look for it just now, but the CLUG site is
http://cleveland.lug.net - The applet's source is available as well, although
I don't think it's on our site.

-Jay
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