- From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:53:31 -0800
On 12/29/10 6:48 AM, Diego Perini wrote: > Hmmm... > > I can currently read incoming RS232 and USB data in my OS X using > Firefox 3.6.13 and the "file:" protocol: > > file:///dev/tty.BT-GPS010B62-SerialPort > > do I have an insecure system ? An insecure browser ? And _this_ sort of thing is why Firefox and other browsers don't ever allow an http:// page to link to a file:// URL, read data from a file:// URL, or otherwise interact with a file:// URL. -Boris
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