[CS-FSLUG] Windows XP restrictions & exploits

[Don Parris]

I don't have any suggestions on this, just wanted to say I really hate
it for you!  What kind of school has you write computer programs that
you cannot then run???  I recognize the need for security, but this
seems rather sad in my view.

Don


On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:25:40 -0600, N. Thompson <n.thomp at sasktel.net> wrote:
> On September 29, 2004 07:44 pm, Bradly McConnell wrote:
> > > I know it's generally considered a despicable option, but what about
> > > writing the crypto app in JAVA and running it in a browser? ASP.NET? Or
> > > perhaps even a macro for Word?
> >
> > Sounds like the word option would probably be blocked too.
> > If you go the java route, make sure you have an idea what version is
> > on the computer you will present it on - Sun or Microsofts VM.
> 
> I agree that word macros would probably be disabled, I do not know how to
> write Java applets though since requires a knowledge of the awt toolkit and
> I've always used swing, its also likely that Java plugins in IE would be
> disabled since the school doesn't want kids to play games on their computers.
> 
> I'm going to see whether I will be able to persuade them into letting my use a
> Live CD distribution although I'm not likely to get permission.
> 
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