[Moziax] MozIAX, security concerns and help on compile

[Marcello Golfieri]

Hi all,

I have contacted Jean-Denis yesterday (our conversation is pasted below, as
he kindly asked me to use the mailing list) suggesting an improvement on
security matters, first of all about the prefs file: its position on the
computer and the fact that it's a plain text file.  Regarding compiling
MozIAX, I'd enjoy some directions on how to compile the package.  I actually
have no serious spare time but I believe that sharing some infos on building
the source would be really helpful for us all.  I downloaded the source from
cvs , but I found no file such as READMEs et similia... :-(  I usually
developed apps in Netbeans and vi+gcc mostly, but this time I feel really
lost...

Thanks again Jean-Denis.

Marcello Golfieri
Marcello Golfieri a écrit :
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> Hi!  I am using FirefoxPortable to place calls with your exceptional
> MozIax plugin installed.  Problem is that your app stores the prefs file
> as $HOME\.mozphone\prefs .  So that means that every time I change
> computer, I need to reinsert all my data such as the Asterisk server,
> and so on.  And even worse, my data is in plain text in a file in a path
> that will stay there once I get my pen off the computer, creating a huge
> security concern.  I don't think it would be much of a hassle for to
> change positioning of this tiny file, and the whole point of this email
> is exactely this:  to have the prefs file in a location that will stay
> on the pen drive, instead of a local computer path.  That would improve
> both the centralisation of the firefox stuff under .mozilla (i think)
> and would make any firefoxportableuser happy (like me!).  I am a big
> time user (since this morning, at least... ;-) ) of your app, and I
> already filled up a bug report today, and I am still willing to suggest
> and help you out in improving this cute software, if you agree!
>
> Let me know, thanks in advance!
>
> --
> Marcello Golfieri

Hi Marcello,

Thanks for your using MozPhone.

Yes this is an interesting suggestion. I've never used FirefoxPortable
myself, but I find the idea very interesting. As you say, it is probably
not a big / difficult modification to move the prefs file to a new
location. The best option could be to move to Firefox's preferences
subsystem, but that would be more work.

I copied the list (http://moziax.mozdev.org/list.html ) for reference /
open discussion. Could you please use it for future discussion ?


Thanks,
--
Jean-Denis Girard


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Marcello Golfieri
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