Re: Java Redirect Bug - Netscpape 4.0[678] and 4.5

From: Sander Goudswaard (sanderat_private)
Date: Mon Nov 30 1998 - 06:05:55 PST

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    Keith Woodard <Keith.D.Woodardat_private> wrote on Fri, 27 Nov 1998
    15:44:22 -0500:
    >A bug in the JVM implementation was discovered by Ben Mesander back when
    >4.01 was the latest Communicator version. The bug subsequently fixed by
    >Netscape and was not successful in versions from 4.02 up to and
    >including 4.05. The bug appears to work again in versions 4.06, 4.07,
    >4.08 and 4.5. Ben's original web site is still operational where the
    >source and a demonstration may be found:
    >
    >http://neurosis.hungry.com/~ben/msie_bug
    >
    >I reported this to Netscape over a week ago.
    
    StarOffice 5.0, released last week for the Windows platform, also has the
    bug. It uses Sun's Javasoft JRE libraries v1.1.6.
    
    Sander Goudswaard
    
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