Re: [Sheflug] Re: BNC Network Question

["Ian W. Wright" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Phew, thank goodness for that.

Best wishes,
Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield, UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tickle" <xxxxx [at] quarndon.co.uk>
To: <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Sheflug] Re: BNC Network Question


> At 17:14 30/04/02 +0100, Ian W. Wright wrote:
> >Hmm,
> >
> >So how would this work then? I would have thought that, if a javascript
was
> >used I should have been able to see it in the html source. Does such a
> >script actually pose a potential threat - presumably if one can be run
which
> >shows the contents of my hard drive on screen, something similar could
also
> >wipe the drive clean???
>
> The actual source code might be in an external file but referenced from
> with the source HTML of the page you're actually viewing. I don't think
> there are any JavaScript commands which can do nasty things to your hard
> drive. Others may know better.
>
>
> Steve
>
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