ECMAScript ("Javascript") Version 4 - Official Overview

[Alex Maynard]

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, Ian Petersen wrote:

> On 10/25/07, Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> You make complete sense here, and you're certainly not alone in your
> concerns.  A user who browses the web with scripting enabled is
> essentially walking around asking other people to take advantage of
> the opportunity to execute some code remotely.

Sorry to interrupt with a very basic unsophisticated question, but would 
protecting oneself amount to unchecking the enable Javascript box under 
preferences/content in  firefox or is there is something you would 
recommend?  Thanks a lot,

Alex

In other
> circumstances, it's called a remote execution exploit, or something.
> It _is_ a valid concern.  I fail to see how the new language being
> proposed widens the opportunity for exploitation.
>
> Ian
>
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