# \[FMX\] Loading Data across domains?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loading-data-across-domains/11904>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 23, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loading-data-across-domains/11904 "2003-01-23T19:05:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DJ\_Lex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@DJ\_Lex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DJ_Lex)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loading-data-across-domains/11904/1 "2003-01-23T19:05:35Z")

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So why does an SWF running on my desktop load data across domains, but not an SWF on a webpage?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loading-data-across-domains/11904/2 "2003-01-23T19:43:22Z")

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coz your desktop is not a domain

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loading-data-across-domains/11904/3 "2003-01-23T19:52:30Z")

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LOL! Great answer!

Let me be more specific. Why is the reasoning behind allowing the data to my desktop and now allowing it on a webpage?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loading-data-across-domains/11904/4 "2003-01-23T19:56:08Z")

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security issues.

the swf on your desktop, was probably, made by that site, and so, it won´t present any harm for them. but if we could make our own swfs that steal data from other servers, or download games from other servers and put in our own servers…

MAYHEM!!!

😛