Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 14:57:10 +0200 From: Daniel Nebdal <dnebdal@gmail.com> To: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> Cc: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com>, Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: NPAPI (was: java web start / error) Message-ID: <CA%2Bt49PJE_q5sJgj5fzxPcS9VMpeu7moEGYr%2BaERbo2iBGuzkjw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <e0a3c447-c297-0da9-8751-fcce2350d453@gmail.com> References: <CAJ5UdcORKWOVkXtYrSz0eAaipQSOi1QFN3sZMr7tyR=DLenHRA@mail.gmail.com> <d94442b5-9747-4481-853e-b4560ac028be@email.android.com> <CAJ5UdcPMEgo%2Bd9Z1A_sypL%2B02jR9ONwAD_4XhNNDnMZugTCZGw@mail.gmail.com> <39dc07b0-0f53-2213-9ee7-01b752b7dec2@gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcOyuSUJ0_LanXXYhdsaaPz1GhgN61DgD6Za-xzibWgNyg@mail.gmail.com> <e0a3c447-c297-0da9-8751-fcce2350d453@gmail.com>
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On Fri, 2 Apr 2021 at 04:07, Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 05/03/2021 14:01, Antonio Olivares wrote: > > =E2=80=A6 worked well with firefox-esr which I use because the plugins > > are deprecated using the newer firefox. Despite that it also used to > > work with the regular firefox. =E2=80=A6 > > For reference =E2=80=93 I dug up some of what's below in response to a qu= estion > in IRC about <https://wiki.freebsd.org/NPAPI>: > > Removal of NPAPI plugin support in Firefox 85 > <https://groups.google.com/g/mozilla.dev.platform/c/NsdReYslBU4/m/b9FwjVA= bBAAJ> > > Java Plugin is Removed from JDK 8u for Linux, Solaris, and MacOS Platform= s > <https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/8u271-relnotes.html#JDK-= 8240210> > > <https://github.com/davidben/nspluginwrapper>; no recent activity, and > related <https://nspluginwrapper.org/>; does not respond. > > <https://askubuntu.com/a/905937/25036>; about Pale Moon. At this point, it may be easier to get hold of an old OS, an old copy of Firefox, and an old Java plugin, install them in a virtual machine, and firewall it so the VM only has access to that one site. Much like VHS, you apparently need to view it on preserved tech of a similar vintage. On the positive side, a setup like that should at least keep working indefinitely, unless they also manage to use HTTPS certificates an old browser can't understand. --=20 Daniel Nebdal
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