Table for Java file and network access
This table shows what Java programs can do in the following four cases:
- NL - Netscape loading a URL for applet
- NF - Netscape loading a local file for applet
- AV - Applet viewer
- JA - Java application (not an applet
- NL NF AV JA
- read local file no no yes yes
- write local file no no yes yes
- get file information no no yes yes
- delete file no no no yes
- run another program no no yes yes
- read the user.name proper no yes yes yes
- connect to network port on server yes yes yes yes
- connect to network port on other host no yes yes yes
- load Java library no yes yes yes
- call exit no no yes yes
- create a pop-up window with warning yes yes yes yes