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Jeffrok4

Microsoft's is shooting themselve's in the foot with the insistence that web
pages must be replete with active content. The Department of Homeland
Security site has a posting recommending users move to Mozilla Firefox or
another, more secure browser simply because the active content is where all
the spies and infections live. Yes, you can be attacked using Firefox. The
likelyhood is so much more remote though, it constitutes a large safety
margin. Do we want to surf sites with spinning GIF's and scrolling banners so
badly we have to tolerate identity theft and downtime to do repairs on our
systems?
Or would we rather enjoy the web for it's native enjoyment without the bells
and whistles and have healthy machines to do it on.
 
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Chris Schatte

Jeffrok4,
A question for you,
If Firefox was the dominant browser say 85-90% of the market would spyware,
etc... become obsolete? Or would the creators of software that affects IE
without proper controls in place be satisfied, or just pick a new target?

Chris Schatte

use the Office Online web based newsreader here:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
In Office System 2003 applications:
Help/Assistance Pane/open Communities
 
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Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)

First of all..

The Department of Homeland Security also suggested that homeowners seal all
windows and doors with plastic sheet and duct tape as a defence against
impending attacks on US soil.. DHS had not given thought to how people
access the outside, work and grocery stores in the hours/days/weeks leading
up to any attack.. they also failed to suggest an alternative to duct tape
put over taps/faucets to prevent the ingress of contaminated water..
credibility is not a strongsuit of the DHS.. a program idea for Mythbusters
maybe..

Second point.. if the world and his dog switched to Firefox and Mozilla
overnight, so would the people who seek to undermine the internet presently
through IE..

Third point.. most home users who create 'home' pages just love the spinning
flags. barking dogs, glitzy banners, and those annoying tails that follow
the pointer around..

I use IE/OE without the problems that DHS and yourself appear to support,
and I doubt that I am the only one..
 
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Me

Jeffrok4 said:
Microsoft's is shooting themselve's in the foot with the insistence that
web
pages must be replete with active content. The Department of Homeland
Security site has a posting recommending users move to Mozilla Firefox or
another, more secure browser simply because the active content is where
all
the spies and infections live. Yes, you can be attacked using Firefox. The
likelyhood is so much more remote though, it constitutes a large safety
margin. Do we want to surf sites with spinning GIF's and scrolling banners
so
badly we have to tolerate identity theft and downtime to do repairs on our
systems?
Or would we rather enjoy the web for it's native enjoyment without the
bells
and whistles and have healthy machines to do it on.
Click to expand...

Read the press; as more people start using it, major security flaws are
already starting to be found in FireFox and Mozilla; it's the nature of the
beast.
The only differance is as the source code can be freely down-loaded, the
faults are easier to find and exploit.
 
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