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what the hey: Is this some kind of message (from Mike Cox) to just infuriate anti-Microsoft folks and create controversy so ZDNET will get some ?action?? Just sounds too ?contrived??.

So ?Mike? (if that is your real name) are you for real, if so, my God have mercy on such a poor misinformed soul.

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Glorious day for all... Mike Cox | 07/15/05

Security Flaws bobiroc | 07/15/05

its the site.. not the browser icorson1 | 07/15/05

Thats not the point bobiroc | 07/15/05

RE: Thats not the point nightshade0143 | 07/15/05

Anything to spew hate.... jrbeaman | 07/15/05

Gee, I wonder JusPassinThrough | 07/15/05

Hmmm...... Uncle Buck | 07/16/05

You are correct, it's the site. gjwassil@... | 07/16/05

You ARE absolutely correct Crestview | 07/15/05

You ARE an absolute MORON. KillerJ59J | 07/15/05

People don't realize this... jrbeaman | 07/15/05

Re: You ARE an absolute MORON. Uncle Buck | 07/16/05

Firefox world welcome to mass usage. jimk_z | 07/15/05

So what you are saying is Squawkbox | 07/15/05

Obvious danag42@... | 07/15/05

Correct mikemerch@... | 07/16/05

RE: Correct nightshade0143 | 07/16/05

I'm not from the "blame the user first" crowd Squawkbox | 07/16/05

Linux Secure? kelkins@... | 07/18/05

Yes Linux is secure... graphx | 07/20/05

Read the damn article. Henaway | 07/20/05

Huh? luke_sg | 07/15/05

MCSD... jbroche18 | 07/15/05

NO ... MCSD ... coffeenite | 07/15/05

I can't wait JCitizen | 07/16/05

Mr Squawky should be happy with the reference to the meal. Squawkbox | 07/15/05

uh... wimbo_z | 07/15/05

When will people learn (NT) The King's Servant | 07/15/05

Bitter, becasue your business (knowing only MS products).... kensys | 07/15/05

Biter! Got another. The King's Servant | 07/15/05

re jimk_z | 07/15/05

The ("unwashed?" masses danag42@... | 07/15/05

10+ Mikey Squawkbox | 07/15/05

Message has been deleted. node357 | 07/15/05

My, my, my! SysAn63 | 07/15/05

Such gradeschool tripe... jrbeaman | 07/15/05

Just wondering Squawkbox | 07/15/05

Dear Squawkbox node357 | 07/15/05

Bwahahahaha Squawkbox | 07/16/05

what the hey mnguice | 07/15/05

and another one's down.... (NST) The King's Servant | 07/15/05

Yes Virginia there is a Mike Cox Squawkbox | 07/15/05

9.9 (NT) SantiagoCrespo | 07/15/05

9.5 The King's Servant | 07/15/05

RE: 9.5 nightshade0143 | 07/15/05

Clueless cubmiester | 07/16/05

Rating Expatriate US Geek | 07/18/05

9.9 for Content and Another .1 for the Biting NOOBS (nt) tbbrickster_z | 07/18/05

Glorious day indeed... graphx | 07/20/05

Thanks, Captain Obvious Real World | 07/15/05

Mozilla was not hacked you idiot! jrbeaman | 07/15/05

Idiot -- you said it, not me rorytony | 07/16/05

Embarrassment?????? Homer Simpson_z | 07/15/05

They make browsers, not webservers. qingshuo | 07/15/05

Wrong analogy archnova79 | 07/15/05

Yup... KOS-MOS | 07/15/05

very true DemonX | 07/15/05

wrong conclusion wimbo_z | 07/15/05

I like the analogy mghsn | 07/15/05

Still wrong qingshuo | 07/17/05

Lemme make it more clear qingshuo | 07/17/05

Wrong Anology sreekumars@... | 07/15/05

Whether they make the box or not Boot_Agnostic | 07/15/05

Does anyone really expect... Chryse | 07/15/05

And that having choice is the great thing Boot_Agnostic | 07/15/05

EXAMUNDO! jrbeaman | 07/15/05

Embarrassment?????? Plenty. michael_t | 07/15/05

Well, not quite as embarrassing as these... Yen_z | 07/15/05

Good Job!! TrueSpeak | 07/15/05

Right! The King's Servant | 07/15/05

Seriously... Yen_z | 07/15/05

The point of the article skeesm@... | 07/15/05

Did you ever think before you wrote this?? Kaniki | 07/15/05

And your alias is CHATTER hehehe TrueSpeak | 07/15/05

Dumb and Ignorant is Catching Adware, Not Using IE PMC-CON | 07/15/05

Re: Well, not quite as embarrassing as these... node357 | 07/16/05

You are sad IT Scion | 07/16/05

you make me sick victor@... | 07/17/05

Does this make IE any better? MacGeek2121 | 07/15/05

RE: Embarrassment?????? nightshade0143 | 07/15/05

Too Quick to Criticize technovictor@... | 07/15/05

What did you just say??? sonoffar@... | 07/16/05

Fire! Fox? jess81452 | 07/22/05

Firefox marketing site hacked Loverock Davidson | 07/15/05

Drupal runs on the BSD's, too, Rockhead. Judas I. | 07/15/05

What does linux have to do with this ? magcomment | 07/15/05

Everything Loverock Davidson | 07/15/05

Nah. Just when it's MS software. The King's Servant | 07/15/05

PHP != "Linsux" Expatriate US Geek | 07/18/05

PHP != "It own entity and not Linux!" graphx | 07/20/05

Um. Why are passwords rkadowns | 07/15/05

I have loads of TP that are not with dirty butts! (NT) The King's Servant | 07/15/05

not that big a deal DemonX | 07/15/05

It's only fair.. d_jedi | 07/15/05

If Mozilla was running a Mozilla server with Mozilla HTTPD and Mozilla PHP The King's Servant | 07/15/05

Not Boot_Agnostic | 07/15/05

Jedi IT Scion | 07/18/05

No biggie ... gary.douglas@... | 07/15/05

Well said. IT Scion | 07/16/05

But, but, open source is more secure... No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/15/05

i didn't understand... Monkey_MCSE | 07/15/05

Hey, Axey, we're gonna start calling you Loverock Jr. Judas I. | 07/15/05

Guys, hold your water a minute... No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/15/05

So much gloating... tic swayback | 07/15/05

tic, it's a joke son, a joke... No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/15/05

Crime is not a laughing matter tic swayback | 07/15/05

That's Because No_Ax Is A Giggling Schoolgirl itanalyst | 07/15/05

Father tic... No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/15/05

Just remember this.... tic swayback | 07/15/05

Time to put up or shut up tic swayback | 07/15/05

Tic, Save the RIAA for a copyright article! osreinstall | 07/15/05

Sorry, it's one of No Ax's pets tic swayback | 07/15/05

I see it differently osreinstall | 07/15/05

Oh, I'm well aware of what he was doing tic swayback | 07/15/05

Sucks that it happened but... Jeff the god of biscuits | 07/15/05

Two wrongs don't make a right tic swayback | 07/15/05

No. But.... Jeff the god of biscuits | 07/15/05

Re: Sucks that it happened but... node357 | 07/15/05

Tic, When Are You Going To Learn About No_Ax? itanalyst | 07/15/05

I want a better storyline tic swayback | 07/15/05

Good Points To Your Response Tic...But itanalyst | 07/15/05

Here's what I think he's going to do... tic swayback | 07/15/05

So, On DVD 3 Will He Change Vader's Face itanalyst | 07/15/05

Sweet tic swayback | 07/15/05

Yes It Is! unoriginal_sin | 07/15/05

So When No_Ax Releases The Special Edition Of "Jurassic Park" itanalyst | 07/15/05

Crime is not a laughing matter RNdaSilva | 07/18/05

Sure sure, and numbers have NO MAGNITUDE .... michael_t | 07/15/05

What does the OS have to do with it ? magcomment | 07/15/05

Very well put Jeff the god of biscuits | 07/15/05

Yup, Apache is a bigger target, I'll give you that escoles@... | 07/15/05

The real insecurity node357 | 07/15/05

It wasn't Linux User 147560 | 07/16/05

Its more secure than the Redmond's excremental s/w ...though michael_t | 07/15/05

Hmm..What's More Dangerous...The Hack On Mozilla, Or The Hack On The Gov't itanalyst | 07/15/05

I will assume you are talking about.... JoeMama_z | 07/15/05

You're mixing terms node357 | 07/15/05

it takes a moron.... sandbagger | 07/15/05

Who said open source is more secure??? Dr. Doug | 07/15/05

Umm IT Scion | 07/16/05

Sry for the typos(nt) IT Scion | 07/16/05

Yo No_Ax Squawkbox | 07/15/05

And this is a Firefox browser issue, HOW? michael_t | 07/15/05

So, is the FireFox source code repository run by ... FireFox (nt) PMC-CON | 07/15/05

The problem is that michael_t | 07/15/05

Rope, Michael_T is using it ... please stop him PMC-CON | 07/15/05

The source repositories node357 | 07/15/05

Thanks PMC-CON | 07/16/05

EXACTLY MY POINT: michael_t | 07/16/05

Why bother? billisaacson | 07/16/05

Are you sure that you should be able michael_t | 07/17/05

And how any of thiese 'replies' rellate to my OP? nt michael_t | 07/17/05

The same way... rapson | 07/18/05

RE: The same way... (off point as usual Carl) michael_t | 07/18/05

We are known by the company we keep. Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 07/16/05

Because.... mcmurryr@... | 07/17/05

Unfortunately this is the current state of michael_t | 07/19/05

1.0 - Wow, That Post Was As Original As The Corn In My Crap itanalyst | 07/15/05

you people are the biggest group of apologists John Zern | 07/15/05

Who's apologizing for PHP here ? magcomment | 07/15/05

"your software is buggier than my software..." sandbagger | 07/15/05

Remarkably, this applies PERFECTLY to michael_t | 07/15/05

Well, so did the NASA site... LOADS of times... (nt) Anti_Zealot | 07/15/05

Read the Article tty0 | 07/15/05

re: "Read the Article" Tert | 07/15/05

I Can! tty0 | 07/15/05

Um, duh. node357 | 07/15/05

Well, I guess we know who "read the article!' billisaacson | 07/16/05

Who hosts the Version Control database for FireFox? PMC-CON | 07/15/05

Sad for them, but... Ultragamer2005 | 07/15/05

Oh the humility osreinstall | 07/15/05

Next ZDNet Story -- FireFox Source Site Hacked Same Way PMC-CON | 07/15/05

You might as well osreinstall | 07/15/05

See Virginia security isnt a Microsoft only thing. jimk_z | 07/15/05

Firefox marketing fite hacked roadrager | 07/15/05

Missing the point danag42@... | 07/15/05

Missing the big point doctordawg | 07/16/05

So Firefox ain't all that after all!!!LMAO btljooz | 07/16/05

Who really cares If it is Browser - open source- whatever? JCitizen | 07/16/05

Microsoft has been hacked paulredmond59 | 07/16/05

Do I feel less secure about Firefox? Paul G. | 07/16/05

Thats it, I am switching to Opera paulredmond59 | 07/16/05

Have a nice switch Squawkbox | 07/17/05

Bigger product, bigger target! Pegasus1 | 07/16/05

You people are unbelievable... djcanter | 07/20/05

No matter the product, it's tied to Mozilla and their implementations Boot_Agnostic | 07/16/05

Hmm.,,Does anyone out there remember djcanter | 07/20/05

hackers Gain respect for mozilla Flaw samm_z | 07/16/05

Wonderful News re Firefox Security Marcwolf1960 | 07/17/05

When You Program by Ideology Unitedscripters | 07/17/05

When you program by Ideology drkrd1 | 07/19/05

Rght, right,... discussing technology using politics.... duuuuuhhhh michael_t | 07/19/05

Fire fox Hacked rgourlay@... | 07/17/05

keep in mind awulf@... | 07/17/05

Let's Move On Geekster_z | 07/18/05

Could it be MS? jackit | 07/19/05

The host for the site is where the blame falls. johnlb2002 | 07/21/05

I may be wrong but IT Scion | 07/21/05

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