That is very similar to my usecase. Thank you.
On January 8, 2016 10:03:16 PM EST, Rob Kampen <rkampen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On 01/09/2016 11:43 AM, John R Pierce wrote:
>> On 1/8/2016 2:21 PM, H wrote:
>>> That was not helpful - I explained that I had to run this version.
>>
>> you WANT to run something completely unsupported from about 10 years
>> ago which apparently requires software thats known to be insecure and
>
>> buggy as all heck. its 2015, not 2005, 10 years is an eternity
>> in the computer industry.
>>
>> whatever this 10 year old application is you're trying to get
>running,
>> it needs to be dragged into a present day state of support. if this
>
>> requires reimplementing the clientside applet entirely, so be it.
>Do
>> note, Java applets running in web browsers are an almost entirely
>> deprecated technology as there's been a non-stop stream of security
>> problems with the whole java applet concept and implementation.
>> J2SE 1.4, a version that was new in 2002, was desupported in 2008.
>Just for your information
>I was working for a local ISP a few months ago, that uses microwave
>radio links to connect various hilltop radio access points and thus
>provide high speed internet access to rural clients in hard to reach
>terrain. Some of the kit used had a management interface that ONLY ran
>on an old, very specific version of java. No, the supplier was not
>interested in providing updates, what they provided - worked. The
>network was essentially private, thus difficult for the great unwashed
>to gain access and then in some way compromise the system. BTW, the
>particular version of java was only supported on WindozeXP and an old
>version of IE - thus it ran in a virtualbox and was only made alive
>when
>access to the radio system was required. welcome to the real world of
>2016, there are lots of bespoke systems providing real value and
>definitely not affordable to replace in the cut throat world of a
>local
>ISP.
>>
>> re; EPEL, as I understand, EPEL drops old versions like a rock the
>> minute they are desupported.
>>
>>
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