Web-Dedicated Metacard

[Sannyasin Sivakatirswami]

Ok these security issues are good to thrash out... but when  switching 
the name of this thread to "Web-dedicated" it was not the intention to 
imply that browsers be involved in terms of a launching/viewing 
platform. In fact, just the opposite, the objective being to 'just use 
the wires!"  and 'leap over" browsers, java, html etc completely. Just 
let the browser/html page serve as the "Fed Ex man"/ courier service... 
nothing more. A place to go to get your package. Someone earlier said 
he HAD to use HTML pages to "let the whole world know," because they 
could run on any machine and be Googlized...and any kid on any machine 
could see the pix/captions... But one's 'delivery" page could have 
sufficient meta tags and key words  and text on the face of the page 
that search engines would get people there and stacks/players could 
(will!) become as ubiquitous as PDFs/Acrobat Reader. but without 
concern over any browser plug-in.

To that end wouldn't having a "player" installer, ala Acrobar Reader, 
that could be downloaded from the MC site be a simple thing?  And 
non-problematic in terms of security? Envision something like the 
existing installers for the Starter kits, sans the home stack and any 
other files... i.e. the installers just install the engine and set the 
doc/app binding for the platform. That's all. I suppose creating 
something like that is trivial for you people, but not if you don't 
know how! i.e. looking for an easy solution where we just tell people 
"get your Metacard engine here" and 'get my stacks here."  Of course we 
would serve the player/installers from our own sites so that we don't 
raise a bandwidth issue for Scott and Kevin.

Sannyasin Sivakatirswami
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When I switched to this thread i didn't mean
On Sunday, December 22, 2002, at 11:03 AM, Chipp Walters wrote:

> The big problem with a *sanctioned* web-savvy MetaCard or RunRev 
> player is
> the potential for *very dangerous viruses*!!
>
> It would be relatively simple to create a stack which deleted all the 
> files
> in the Windows folder using a simple mouseOver of an image on a web 
> page --
> without the user never knowing. So...things like certificates and 
> possible a
> 'sandbox' would need to be implemented. I've thought about this a bit 
> and
> decided it might be best for a 3rd party to consider implementing, in 
> this
> way there's less damage to MC/RR reputation in case something goes 
> 'awry.'