Web browser object - same as IE?

[Philo]

Hi quick query,
I know the web object is based on the IE active X control but I am curious about whether it acts exactly as IE. For example does it store cookies/temp internet files? Also is it susceptible to browser hijacks, popups, hidden downloads etc?

I am thinking about creating a browser facility in a project to let kids access the net in a controlled way. Is this likely to be a workable idea? I was hoping to be able to block other browsers using a firewall and grant internet access only to the AMS project. Will the firewall recognise the difference between IE and my project?

Finally! Is there any possibility of including a Mozilla based web object in future AMS versions? I dislike IE for the reasons mentioned above and because of its problems rendering CSS compared to Mozilla/Opera.

[Brett]

The Web object does use the IE ActiveX control internally, so it does make use of all of IE's facilities. We have no plans to make a Mozilla-based browser object at this time although an astute programmer could make a Mozilla object plugin fairly easily.

The Web object does allow you to catch navigation events so you could stop the browser from going to sites that you don't want it to.