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This isn't a new thing at all, but more awareness to the sysadmins shouldn't hurt. Also, let me point you to the Legacy Browser Support extension. https://chr

by m-p-3 10y ago

This isn't a new thing at all, but more awareness to the sysadmins shouldn't hurt. Also, let me point you to the Legacy Browser Support extension. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/legacy-browser-support/heildphpnddilhkemkielfhnkaagiabh https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/legacy-browser-sup... With proper GPOs you can force a domain/subdomain to open in IE directly from any links.

verandaguy 10y ago
I understand the utility of this, and the (unfortunate) reasons why this is needed, but good lord, it seems almost like a parody.
reitanqild 10y ago
For Firefox there is (was?) IETab which lets you open websites in IE tabs inside Firefox. I think there was even an option to specify that certain websites (e.g. the Intranet, certain banks) should always open in IETab. Haven't used it for years but back when I was a Windows sysadmin it was the final proof that FF was better than IE: in addition to being Firefox it could also be IE : )
- whateveracct 10y ago
  IETab - now that's a blast from the past o.O
  - technion 10y ago
    I've got a medical application that only works in Firefox running IETab. Interestingly, it doesn't work in any version of IE. It's an odd product.
    - Quenz 10y ago
      How the hell did this app manage to get developed?
      - brongondwana 10y ago
        By somebody running IETab, duh
- cvburgess 10y ago
  After a quick search, it looks like this may still be a thing for Chrome? https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ie-tab/hehijbfgiekmjfkfjpbkbammjbdenadd https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ie-tab/hehijbfgiek...
  - leokennis 10y ago
    I use it daily and it works great.
rsync 10y ago
What I really want is the ability (recipe ?) to chroot a browser. I would like to run 3-4 browsers at all times, each with totally sandboxed identity and IP address. However I do not necessarily want to run a full blown VM for each of them. This is very simple and efficient for sandboxing server daemons - I do it all the time and there is almost zero overhead involved in chroot/jail. However I have never chrooted a GUI application and cannot find any instances/recipes of anyone chrooting a browser ...
- beagle3 10y ago
  Are you aware of https://firejail.wordpress.com/ https://firejail.wordpress.com/ ? Sounds like it's what you are looking for (or is there a reason it does not satisfy your requirements?)
  - rsync 10y ago
    Thank you - I was not aware of firejail. It appears that this does the things I am looking for - however, I am suspicious - why do we need a new project like this rather than a simple recipe for the existing jail or chroot system calls ? What is it that makes something like firejail necessary ?
    - beagle3 10y ago
      I've run it only once, and I don't really know, but I was under the impression it just took care of setting up bpf syscall filters and namespaces to provide least privilege - which, given neither X not e.g. Firefox was designed to be sandbox, is more complicated than one would expect.

by m-p-3 10y ago

verandaguy 10y ago

I understand the utility of this, and the (unfortunate) reasons why this is needed, but good lord, it seems almost like a parody.

reitanqild 10y ago

For Firefox there is (was?) IETab which lets you open websites in IE tabs inside Firefox. I think there was even an option to specify that certain websites (e.g. the Intranet, certain banks) should always open in IETab. Haven't used it for years but back when I was a Windows sysadmin it was the final proof that FF was better than IE: in addition to being Firefox it could also be IE : )

whateveracct 10y ago
IETab - now that's a blast from the past o.O
- technion 10y ago
  I've got a medical application that only works in Firefox running IETab. Interestingly, it doesn't work in any version of IE. It's an odd product.
  - Quenz 10y ago
    How the hell did this app manage to get developed?
    - brongondwana 10y ago
      By somebody running IETab, duh
cvburgess 10y ago
After a quick search, it looks like this may still be a thing for Chrome? https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ie-tab/hehijbfgiekmjfkfjpbkbammjbdenadd https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ie-tab/hehijbfgiek...
- leokennis 10y ago
  I use it daily and it works great.

rsync 10y ago

What I really want is the ability (recipe ?) to chroot a browser. I would like to run 3-4 browsers at all times, each with totally sandboxed identity and IP address. However I do not necessarily want to run a full blown VM for each of them. This is very simple and efficient for sandboxing server daemons - I do it all the time and there is almost zero overhead involved in chroot/jail. However I have never chrooted a GUI application and cannot find any instances/recipes of anyone chrooting a browser ...

beagle3 10y ago
Are you aware of https://firejail.wordpress.com/ https://firejail.wordpress.com/ ? Sounds like it's what you are looking for (or is there a reason it does not satisfy your requirements?)
- rsync 10y ago
  Thank you - I was not aware of firejail. It appears that this does the things I am looking for - however, I am suspicious - why do we need a new project like this rather than a simple recipe for the existing jail or chroot system calls ? What is it that makes something like firejail necessary ?
  - beagle3 10y ago
    I've run it only once, and I don't really know, but I was under the impression it just took care of setting up bpf syscall filters and namespaces to provide least privilege - which, given neither X not e.g. Firefox was designed to be sandbox, is more complicated than one would expect.