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Marine Aquarium 3.3 Now Available (May 2014): Marine Aquarium 3.3 is available for download for Windows or Mac.

Showing results 1 to 19 of 19 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Dale

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-24-2009, 10:25 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale ...however, it also does that on XP, providing... ...however, it also does that on XP, providing additional drama for XP. I'm not sure it's worth fixing, but I did want to make sure it's known.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-23-2009, 12:07 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale \ 8h (and 8i) properly go to the website, after... \ 8h (and 8i) properly go to the website, after password prompt, on XP Pro. On Vista Ultimate 32-bit, 8i still works properly. However note (Vista): When exiting the screensaver mode, a...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 10:48 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Seems to work on Vista Ultimate 32-bit. ... Seems to work on Vista Ultimate 32-bit. Still doesn't work on XP (security is OK, but doesn't get to website).

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 10:30 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale I finally had time to "hack" the situation and... I finally had time to "hack" the situation and get the openserenescreen.js file created. For the info of folks watching this thread - essentially all that script does is...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 09:56 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale I confirm that. In other words, on XP with... I confirm that. In other words, on XP with the proper conditions, the "website" button is broken. MA3 exits through the "account/password" screen, as it should, but -- no browser page. Perhaps...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 09:23 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale OK. Sorry for the digression. OK. Sorry for the digression.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 05:49 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Analogy: some people put their emergency cash in... Analogy: some people put their emergency cash in an old beer can in the refrigerator. No burglar would ever think of looking there. Or, if I hide the front door key in that real-looking fake...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 03:59 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale That looks to me as if the approach is "security... That looks to me as if the approach is "security through obscurity". In other words, "if the user doesn't know that security involves writing a file, then the user won't be able to get around...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 03:46 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Yes. In fact, I believe that the expected... Yes. In fact, I believe that the expected behavior would be (regardless of whether it's a standard or administrator account) for UAC to pop up a dialog box requesting permission to write the file. ...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 03:39 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale To answer the question - yes, UAC is enabled, and... To answer the question - yes, UAC is enabled, and this is an account with administrator privs. But no UAC prompts appear (which is what I would expect if the program is trying to write a file there)

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 01:34 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Just downloaded 8f. [Note: the .scr file in the... Just downloaded 8f. [Note: the .scr file in the .zip has a timestamp earlier than 8e] Verified that the screen does say Beta8f. Clicking on the website button now says "Can not find script...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 12:24 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale I read that post (which was not in this thread),... I read that post (which was not in this thread), and I was confirming it in this thread. Sorry if that gave offense. I'm sure the bug will be fixed (or maybe already has been fixed in 8f, which I...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-21-2009, 11:10 AM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Well, the behavior is somewhat different. Vista... Well, the behavior is somewhat different. Vista Ultimate 32-bit. Clicking on the Website button, I get a blank desktop and a dialog box that says "There is no file extension in "C:\Program". -...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-20-2009, 11:07 AM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Good discussion points, with advantages and... Good discussion points, with advantages and disadvantages. Jim (and perhaps others) will have to sort out the technical underpinnings, benefits, and drawbacks. And we haven't seen the "MA3...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-19-2009, 08:26 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale rps, there's a "downside" to the suggested... rps, there's a "downside" to the suggested solution of hiding the website button (under the circumstances). Some people may believe that MA is only a screensaver, and will therefore (without...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-19-2009, 03:21 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale In Vista-Personalize-Screen Saver, it's "On... In Vista-Personalize-Screen Saver, it's "On resume, display logon screen" of course. Yes, what you said is what *SHOULD* happen (and apparently what does happen in XP). However, on my Vista...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-19-2009, 02:42 PM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Just in case I wasn't clear - MA3 does **NOT**... Just in case I wasn't clear - MA3 does **NOT** come back to life. Firefox comes up as a browser window. There is "nothing" underneath that window - if I click on [-] minimize, it minimizes to a...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-19-2009, 09:29 AM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Nevermind - I'll leave that set of questions... Nevermind - I'll leave that set of questions there, but I did manage to duplicate it. Vista Ultimate 32-bit, SP-1, MA3Beta.scr in \windows\system32\, installed. Set to be the screensaver, the...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 01-19-2009, 09:08 AM

Replies: 66 Security issue Views: 33,137 Posted By Dale Where is the MA3Beta.scr file located? (folder,... Where is the MA3Beta.scr file located? (folder, etc.). Did you "install" it? Could you please describe, step-by-step, exactly what you are seeing, in detail. 1. How is MA3 getting into...

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