Re: Is this one of those scams?

On 22 Dec 2005 06:49:52 +0100, "Jon Porter" <jporter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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>"Frank Tabor" <ftabor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:4jvjq1ps8cv983j67vhml7cqno5kj0f69l@xxxxxxxxxx
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>> Surfing with Firefox is like wearing suspenders and a belt.
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>> Surfing with IE is going nekid.
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>The pants that those belt and suspenders are holding up might have big holes
>in them. This is ust an example of something that I came across:
>http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6459

Why are you citing a year old article? That's ancient history.
>
>Just something to keep in mind. Now that Firefox has gained popularity, it
>is also gaining the attention of those who produce viruses, trojans, and the
>like.

Perhaps. But Firefox allows those of us knowledgeable about these
things to disable all the usual vulnerabilities. Similar to Opera. I
keep everything except javascript turned off except when absolutely
necessary. If they haven't already implemented it in the latest
version, I've filed a feature request to enable dumping each screen's
or tab's cookies and cache when those are closed. If the core team
doesn't do it then I might develop the patch myself.

Beyond that, the core team has a laudable record of patching
vulnerabilities within days and sometimes hours of being discovered.
That and the auto update check built into Firefox makes it about as
secure as anything on the web can be.

John
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