java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.util.PropertyPermission *read,write)

[emilio rossi]

hallo everyone,
im trying to build an applet which sends mail from my site using javamail,
when i run applet on eclipse everything works fine, but when i run it on explorer (not through the server, just opening in explorer my site html), i get this error:

java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.util.PropertyPermission *read,write)

i checked the java policy file generated by eclipse and it is set to have all permission granted

im not very skilled on applets and dont know whats going on...
...any help???

[Paul Clapham]

Did you put the policy file in the right place for the applet container in your browser to find it?

And no, I can't tell you where the right place is. In practice people rarely use applet policy files because they have to go to all machines where the applet is going to run and install the policy file in exactly the right place. So I wouldn't ever do that. I would just sign the applet instead.

[emilio rossi]

since eclipse place the policy file in the same directory of the class file, i did the same ... but....
what do you mean for "signing the applet"? is there a way to avoid using policy files?

and...last but not least...thanks for the reply:)

[Paul Clapham]

emilio rossi wrote:what do you mean for "signing the applet"? is there a way to avoid using policy files?

Might I suggest that "signing applet" would be a good choice for keywords, if you wanted to search the web to find that out?