In article ,
"G.R. Patterson III" wrote:

Jose wrote:

Java is executable code. Executable code can be harmful so many
people turn it off.

Java is not executable code. Java is interpreted code. It can be irritating
(like popups that won't go away), but it cannot be harmful. Unsigned Java
applets are not allowed to access most of the memory of your computer (the
phrase is that they "run in the sandbox"), they aren't allowed to access the
file system, and they can't establish a network connection with any server
except the one you got it from.

Signed applets can do some of these things, but you have to explicitly give
the
server permission to download them every time you download one. Signing for
one
of these can allow damaging software on your machine.

you have way more faith in the correct operation of software than I.

--
Bob Noel