63140 - no explantion about where to get java

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(Documentation Graveyard :: Help Viewer, defect)

Description

[Frank Belew]

If a user has java disabled, they never get prompted to get the plugin
An admin also has no pointers to a location to get a java plugin for system use
without running mozilla itself. Could you please add a(some) link(s) to java
plugins?

Thanks

Comment 1

[dcary]

When I run mozilla and go to any page with a Java applet,
I'm directed to go to
ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6.0/windows/win32/smartupdate/jre13i.exe
ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6.0/unix/linux22/smartupdate/
.
But I can't seem to get that version installed (see  Bug#: 56660);
is there a better version elsewhere ?

Comment 2

[rudman]

Accepting bug. Looking into Java resources...

Comment 3

[Jayesh Sheth]

Is there a related bug about adding a document to "end user documentation", i.e.
Help, specifying how to get Mozilla to work with Sun's JRE plugins? We could use
Henrik Gemal's site as a reference:
http://www.gemal.dk/mozilla/java.html

Comment 4

[rudman]

Arun, any comments on the plugin story for Java?

CCing Jatin for potential impact to release notes or other help docs.

Comment 5

[Jatin Billimoria]

If you feel this bug is worthy of being release noted, please submit it to the
Mozilla 1.0 Release Note tracking bug: 

Bug 133795

Include this bug number, a brief explanation of the problem, and any workarounds.

Comment 6

[Daniel Wang]

FAQ is bug 114032

Comment 7

[Brant Gurganus]

I looked in the 1.3a release notes and there is a link to get JRE from Sun.

Comment 8

[Daniel Wang]

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