FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-beta2-b72)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-beta2-b72, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Fedora Core4, FireFox-1.5

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Note this problem has already been reported under ID "6381493", however it has been closed without contacting the reporter or even trying it out. Mustang-b70 shows the same behaviour.

If an applet is in applet-cache but does not exist anymore on the server, mustang's plugin is able to sucessfully load and start it, however the progressbar breaks out of its bounds.
With jre-1.5.0_u03 this is not the case since the plugin refuses to load the applet at all.

This screenshot shows the problem: http://www.kewlstuff.de/strange_loading.jpg

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1.) Start a large applet which does work in the init()-method so you can see the animation-logo longer. now its in java's plugin cache
2.) close the browser
3.) remove the applet-file from server
4.) Start the browser, load the applet again.



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
either not beeing able to load the applet (would be better anyway) or to show a correct progress-bar.

ACTUAL -
the progress-bar breaks out of its bounds (see screenshot) and the applet starts up from cache only.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
use Tiger