RE: Google Chrome not working with WebHelp ?

["McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>]

What IS the actual security problem that's being fixed, when the 
initiating files and the target files are all on the user's 
local hard disk, or CD? 

I can see a potential problem if a viewed web page 
(on the interweeb) is invoking files from elsewhere 
to possibly do dirty deeds. But, if that's the case, 
then it suggests a "fix" to allow modifying the 
security "fix" to ignore locally generated calls to 
locally stored resources.  That would still leave the 
protection in place for web-originated calls to badness.

Or am I missing the point?  

I haven't been to the Techwr-l site in a while... 
is there a survey showing how many of us provide 
WebHelp as (at least one of) our documentation format(s)? 

 - K

> -----Original Message-----
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> techwr-l-bounces+kevin -dot- mclauchlan=safenet-inc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr
-l.com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+kevin.mclauchlan=safenet-> inc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Bill Swallow
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 1:43 PM
> To: McLauchlan, Kevin
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Google Chrome not working with WebHelp ?
> 
> I just received a comment on my reported issue. It appears that this
> break in functionality was by design as a security enhancement. I
> don't think we're seeing a fix, folks.
> 
> I'm keeping my findings regarding this issue current on my blog:
> 
> http://techcommdood.com/?p=421
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Bill Swallow 
> <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> > WebHelp from both Flare and from RoboHelp used to work 
> great for me in
> > Chrome, until the past week. I hadn't actively installed 
> updates, and
> > to test I just now went to About and there was a new version (June
> > 8th?). I installed it as it had a bunch of JS tweeks in it 
> but WebHelp
> > still broken in the state you describe. I'm submitting the issue
> > against Chrome. I suggest others do the same.
> > http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry
> 
> -- 
> Bill Swallow
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