Re: This is out of thread subject

[Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>]

* Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> [2023-01-25 21:01]:
> Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
> 
> > Haven thanks Firefox developers did not complain on users setting
> > their own content types. Firefox can open Org content type and launch
> > Emacs on it, but Emacs "can't" as it is security risk. 
> 
> Well...
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1678994

That is fine, it is useful to be asked by which application something
will be opened. It is question about permission, which is given
once. That does not prevent user opening any URL with external
programs. Or content type.

There is more in computing than single user need. An HTML file on
local area network may list various URLs to various people of single
organization, and their work disconnected from Internet -- where all
users can access any kind of files, it need not be single user need.

> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1565574

Any hyperlinks executing external program should not be opened
automatically of course. Imagine placing 20 various programs as
hyperlinks where user by opening single page launches 20 programs,
that is out of control of user. Having option for user to decide to
allow it, would be fine..

Otherwise hyperlinks like mid: should not be opened automatically,
hyperlink should wait for user to activate it.

-- 
Jean

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