I am running Joomla 1.5.4 and am not (and can not) use legacy mode.
The latest Joomsef, 3.0.2 (free version), is indeed a native Joomla component, but the plugin (mambot) it installs is not native yet. When installing JoomSef, it automatically turns on legacy mode. If I then turn it off and check my site, I get the "Direct access is not allowed" error. So, I disabled legacy mode and uninstalled this JoomSef as it is not yet native.

At http://www.artio.net/en/joomsef/artio-joomsef-3-x there is no warning that even though the component is 1.5-native, the plugin that comes with it is not.

I was using the free version, so maybe the commercial version is completely native. It would be nice, because I paid for the VirtueMart 2.0 extension because I expected to be able to use JoomSef 3.0.2. I will use it on another site I guess, since this one cannot use legacy mode (it conflicts with other plugins).

Hello,

The 3.0.2 version of JoomSEF is not native at all. JoomSEF is native for Joomla 1.5 from version 3.1.0. Also the extension versioned 2.0.0 is compatible with JoomSEF starting on version 3.1.0. Since you were using a free version, I would suggest simply downloading the newest 3.1.2 version from here: http://www.artio.net/en/downloads/joomla-extensions/.

Best regards,
ARTIO Support Team

OK that's weird. I could swear I had downloaded the latest version but now 3.1.0 is available so I am trying that.
Also, www.artio.net/en/joomsef/artio-joomsef-3-x gives an error. So does www.artio.net/en/joomla-extensions/artio-joomsef. They were working when I made my first post.

Hello,

Both the links are working fine for me. I hope the new version will fix your problem.

Best regards,
ARTIO Support Team

Those links are still not working ... I get:

"You are not authorised to view this resource."
I'm logged into the forum so I assume I am logged into Joomla too. Strange. That's with Firefox.

I tried it with IE7, where I am not logged in, and got:

"You are not authorised to view this resource.
You need to login. "

Just so you know.

Hm, you're right, I can't access them when I log out. I'll inform the administrator, those pages should be accessible for public.
Thanks for your report.

Best regards,
ARTIO Support Team