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Originally Posted by Unified Serenity
There is no way in hades that I will click "OK" to unrestricted access to my computer.
Let's go voxly or tiny chat
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The popup is a bit misleading, there is no danger in clicking accept. the differences between using a Java applet like the one on that page to chat on IRC and using a program such as mIRC are rather minimal. The idea is the same: user runs a piece of software, the software connects to the IRC server and channel desired, and the software provides a user-interface for the user. The Java applet is downloaded to the user's computer when the user visits the web page, and this Java applet is run off of the user's computer (inside the browser). The applet needs your permission to run like a small program on your computer.
The only major difference between using the Java applet (other than a really different user interface) is that there is no installation needed. You still fetch a program, run the program, and let the program connect your computer to the IRC network. It's just that the program is written in Java and has more security.
The software used to run
http://projectavalon.2012info.ca/ is pjirc and has been a solid and secure solution for irc web interfaces since 2002.