java web start instead of applet

[Peter Ondruska]

The are quite many differences. The main difference between an applet and
Java Web Start (JWS) application is that for an applet to work you have to
launch it from a web page on a web server everytime you run the application.
JWS application is downloaded automatically and can be launched without the
need for a connection to the web server with application. Simply if the web
server hosting applet is down you will not be able to use it. JWS will work.

See http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/architecture.html for more
details.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Buttery" <john@io.com>
To: <mindterm-users@mindterm.appgate.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: java web start instead of applet

* Peter Ondruska <petino@hotmail.com> [2003-01-21 19:02:11 +0100]:
> I use MindTerm as Java Web Start, this fixed troubles I had before with
> browsers. It is available at http://www.ondruska.com/ssh.htm.

  Just to satisfy my own curiosity, what is this Java Web Start?  The
page on sun.com says:

# JavaTM Web Start software gives you the power to launch full-featured
# applications with a single click from your Web browser.

  But, MindTerm and other Java applications do this already?  What's the
difference between using this thing and the normal way?

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