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[Thomas Beckett <thomas AT tbeckett.com>]

Plug-ins are lame!  Who needs 'em?  

I think it's a good thing to let Microsoft tell people what to put on
their Web sites.  They know what they're doing.  (And what we're
doing.)  

TaB

Robert Weeks wrote:
> 
> http://news.excite.com/news/ap/010827/19/internet-explorer
> 
> Internet Explorer 6.0 will not automatically support the embattled
> Java programming language or Netscape-style "plug-ins," though users
> and developers will have tools to make the browser compatible with
> those products.
> 
> Microsoft decided to dropped support for the plug-ins - additional
> software that lets users play music, watch videos or perform other
> tasks - in favor of Microsoft technology called ActiveX. Microsoft
> spokesman Jim Cullinan said the move was for increased security.
> 
> The change means that certain programs, most notably QuickTime, will
> not work unless the Web site developer changes the code to meet
> Microsoft's requirements.
> 
> And from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/ie6/default.htm
> 
> Netscape-style plug-ins are not supported on Internet Explorer 6 (ref:
> KB article: Q303401 ). Internet Explorer 6 still supports the Netscape
> Embed tag, which enables you to use components that achieve the same
> functionality as when they were built as Netscape-style plug-ins, but
> that are now built on ActiveX® technologies. If you want to continue
> to use existing Netscape-style plug-ins on Internet Explorer 6 you
> should:
> 
> *    Contact the manufacturer of your Netscape-style plug-in to
> inquire whether the manufacturer has a version of the component
> available that is built on ActiveX technologies.
> 
>    * Rewrite existing Netscape-style plug-ins using ActiveX (or dual
>      author to support both Netscape-style plug-ins and ActiveX
>      controls).
> 
> Robert Weeks
> 
> Partner - Technology
> DesignHammer Media Group, LLC
> http://www.designhammer.com
> 
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