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6 Sep 2024 09:15:00 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Warning: Microsoft silently installing firefox extension  
From: Nicolas Alvarez
Date: 6 Mar 2009 17:19:33
Message: <49b1a175@news.povray.org>
scott wrote:
> If I try the same without the MS FF extension installed, I just have to
> save the file somewhere (there is no "Run ClickOnce app" button) then run
> it (with a warning), then the ClickOnce app installs and runs.

Which is how Java WebStart apps work. You download a .jnlp file, which opens
with javaws.exe, and then downloads and runs the actual app. Firefox does
show "Open with Java WebStart" when you click the link (which it doesn't do
for .exe files).


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