[vox] Kiosk disclaimers

[ME]

Specific to browsers... This was possible with Netscape, and may work with
Mozilla:

Since many web browsers permit the user to select a program to deal with
applications of a certin MIME-type/extention, users can provide clever
work and specify the application to be a shell.

If such controls are immediately uunavailable, sometimes the dialog for
controlling it can be forced to appear by trying to download a file for
which no extention/mime type has been specified.

Such a technique was used in the "good (bad?) old days when hacking
mainframes at unis and large libs which had terminals connected to main
frames or mini computers which offered "lynx" through an online catalog.
(You cannot give me credit (blame?)  for this idea.)

There were some browsers that would actually "run" files that you
downloaded as a shell script if it ends with ".sh"

Bill Kendrick said:
>
> I do a few things now on the kiosk...
>
> When the browser launch button is first clicked, a disclaimer/warning
> appears telling the user of potential risk using a public access terminal
> on an open wireless network.
>
> If they state that they're comfortable with the situation, Konqueror
> launches,
> otherwise a little "Have a nice day" pop-up appears. :^)
>
>
> When Konq first launches, another pop-up appears reminding them to please
> click the "End Session" button (which closes any left-over browsers,
> clears cache, history, cookies, form completion, etc.)
>
> Clicking the browser button again simply opens new, blank browser windows.
>
>
> Pretty spiffy.  I love Linux. :)
>
> -bill!
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