Re: [PLUG] Fwd: Zoom

[Fred Stluka via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

JP and others,

Yes, that's exactly the URL used by "join from your browser".

Thanks again for the info!  I gave you a shoutout in my new
article on how to run Zoom safely from the browser, if you
have no choice but to use Zoom.

--Fred
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Fred Stluka
Bristle Software, Inc.
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#ShakeOffTheTrumpStink
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On 5/5/20 7:32 PM, Fred Stluka via plug wrote:
> JP,
>
> Good tip!  I'll have to check and see if that's all the
> "join from your browser" link does.
>
> --Fred
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fred Stluka
> Bristle Software, Inc.
> http://bristle.com        ; #DontBeATrump #SadLittleDonny
> #ShakeOffTheTrumpStink
> #MakeAmericaHonorableAgain
> http://MakeAmericaHonorableAgain.us/Trump/Countdown.htm
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> On 5/1/20 1:43 PM, JP Vossen via plug wrote:
> > Just a note, but due to top-posting about 1/4th of this message 
> > consisted of copies of the PLUG mailing list footers...  Just 
> > saying... I deleted them all and trimmed this.
> >
> > Anyway, I previously sent this to this list, but it seems to be topical:
> >
> > Per https://veronneau.org/using-zooms-web-client-on-linux.html
> >
> > * If you get a Zoom link like https://zoom.us/j/123456789
> > * To use the web client on Linux, just change the link to: 
> > https://zoom.us/wc/join/123456789
> >
> >
> > On 4/30/20 9:13 PM, Fred Stluka via plug wrote:
> > > Yes, you can use Zoom directly from a browser.  No need to install
> > > an app or a browser plugin.  The trick is to allow it to start the
> > > download, but then click Cancel when your browser asks whether
> > > to Save or Open the downloaded file.
> > >
> > > My notes:
> > >
> > > I plan to write this up and send to my Internet Users mailing
> > > list and perhaps my newly created Coronavirus Info list. Soon,
> > > but haven't gotten to it yet.  If you want to subscribe to any
> > > of my lists, see my invite page:
> > > - http://bristle.com/invite.htm
> > >
> > > Basically, when someone sends you a link to a Zoom webinar:
> > > - Click the link.
> > > - At the signup screen that appears, create an account at
> > >     Zoom.us. Requires an email, birth date (fake is fine), and make
> > >     up a new password.
> > > - Click link in the email it sends you to authorize the account
> > > - Go back and click the link for the webinar again
> > > - At "Webinar Registration" page, enter name, email, etc. and
> > >     click "Join Webinar In Progress"
> > > - Click "download & run Zoom" (trust me!)
> > > - This causes the server to start sending the download file
> > >     to your browser
> > > - That causes your browser to prompt you for whether to
> > >     Open or Save
> > >
> > > - Click Cancel instead of Open or Save <====!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > >
> > > - The Zoom web server sees that the download has failed
> > > - The Zoom server finally offers you a "join from your browser"
> > >     link
> > > - Click the "join from your browser" link
> > > - Click "Join Audio by Computer"
> > > - Watch/hear the webinar
> > >
> > > Just the past couple days, I've been playing with Jitsi Meet
> > > which seems to work great.  Browser-based shared desktop,
> > > audio, and video, with no install and no plugins.  See my
> > > summary here, where I propose it as an alternative to join.me
> > > that I'd been using for almost a decade:
> > > - http://bristle.com/Tips/Internet.htm#join_me
> > >
> > > But in this case, I had no choice but to use Zoom,  I was
> > > attending a 2-day virtual computer conference and they were
> > > broadcasting the talks via Zoom.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > > --Fred
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> > >
> > > Fred Stluka
> > > Bristle Software, Inc.
> > > http://bristle.com        ; #DontBeATrump #SadLittleDonny
> > > #ShakeOffTheTrumpStink
> > > #MakeAmericaHonorableAgain
> > > http://MakeAmericaHonorableAgain.us/TrumpCountdown.htm
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/26/20 11:38 AM, David Collins via plug wrote:
> > > > I missed that creating an account was a sticking point. You're 
> > > > right that you still have to create an account and login. One way 
> > > > around that would be to use a throwaway email account just for 
> > > > Zoom. I'm pretty sure you do not actually need the Chrome extension 
> > > > to join calls. Their UI seems deliberately designed to make it 
> > > > difficult to join with just the browser. It keeps pushing their 
> > > > client software and extension. But I have joined a Zoom call with 
> > > > audio without using their extension.
> > > >
> > > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > > > On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 3:48 PM, Keith C. Perry via plug 
> > > > <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The very first thing I tried was to see if I could install the 
> > > > > Zoom Chrome plug-in while in guest mode on my Chromebook.  That 
> > > > > would have been brilliant but I think I was just in denial when I 
> > > > > tried it since you can't install extensions in guest mode and I'm 
> > > > > pretty sure I knew that LOL.  I certainly wasn't going to 
> > > > > associate Zoom with my gmail account and making one just for Zoom 
> > > > > was equally unpalatable.
> > > > >
> > > > > You mentioned Firefox though and I didn't realize it worked with 
> > > > > that...
> > > > >
> > > > > ***testing with Lubuntu 19.04 Desktop Live CD***
> > > > >
> > > > > ...ugh, they want you to sign-in with Google or another account. 
> > > > > Looks like the documentation is exactly correct for both Chrome 
> > > > > and FF.
> > > > >
> > > > > "The Zoom Extension for Browsers allows you to start or schedule 
> > > > > your Zoom meeting with a single click from your browser or within 
> > > > > Google calendar."
> > > > >
> > > > > No mention of "join" (like it says for the androidOS and Linux 
> > > > > apps) so unless you have an account, the browser option would not 
> > > > > work.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> > > > > Keith C. Perry, MS E.E.
> > > > > Managing Member, DAO Technologies LLC
> > > > > (O) +1.215.525.4165 x2033
> > > > > (M) +1.215.432.5167
> > > > > www.daotechnologies.com <http://www.daotechnologies.com/>
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > *From: *"Eric Lucas via plug" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> > > > > *To: *"Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" 
> > > > > <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> > > > > *Sent: *Wednesday, April 22, 2020 2:42:27 PM
> > > > > *Subject: *Re: [PLUG] Fwd: Zoom
> > > > >
> > > > > I could not get Zoom to work in KUbuntu with Chrome, Chromium, 
> > > > > Firefox, or Iridium.
> > > > > I'll probably try out Qubes on one of the unused desktop systems I 
> > > > > have sitting around here.
> > > > > One thing I don't need is a computer system that requires hours of 
> > > > > configuration to do a simple task so I must test it out first.
> > > > > Also, I love KDE.
> > > > >
> > > > > Eric
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 2:03 PM David Collins via plug 
> > > > > <plug@lists.phillylinux.org <mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org>> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >     One possible compromise (I apologize if this was already
> > > > >     mentioned) is to use Zoom only in a browser. It appears to
> > > > >     support all of its major functionality using a current web
> > > > >     browser. This isn't as good as fully isolating it using a VM or
> > > > >     live boot but still better than just installing the Zoom binary
> > > > >     client. The browser sandboxing is standing between Zoom and your
> > > > >     actual system. For slightly better protection you could create a
> > > > >     separate browser profile used only for Zoom. Or run the browser
> > > > >     in a totally separate user account used only for Zoom. This would
> > > > >     be a middle ground in the tradeoff between security and
> > > > >     convenience if you have to use Zoom.
> >
> > ...
> >
> > Later,
> > JP
> > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > JP Vossen, CISSP | http://www.jpsdomain.org/ | http://bashcookbook.com/
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