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What a stinkin' load...
This isn't a case of Microsoft getting kicked for actually putting security first! They didn't put security first with this patch - they killed a feature that, while being admittedly not well architected, was being used IN CONJUNCTION with a FLAW in IE! This is to say that the feature itself isn't inherently insecure unless coupled with the IE flaw!

How is it people are missing this? MS didn't fix the flaw. They just threw the baby out with the bath water by killing the feature.

Applications using the feature ARE NOT "applications that didn't put a premium on security.". What complete and utter bull! Talk about spinning a story... These application were using a valid feature of all browsers.

I might add that Opera, Safari, Mozilla, Firebird, Konquerer, etc.. don't seem to have this "flaw" and still support this type of URI. Funny how they don't seem to feel the need to kill the feature...
Posted by: TrollSlayer   Posted on: 02/05/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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&itch..&itch...&itch  LinuxHippie | 02/04/04
Another way to say that  Chad_z | 02/04/04
here's a novell idea...  ryusen | 02/05/04
yea thats too bad  JoeMama_z | 02/04/04
when you use a browser  JWatson77 | 02/04/04
Whats your point?  rschror | 02/04/04
your pointless  stephen732@... | 02/04/04
Do a little research.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/04/04
not until ms play fair  JWatson77 | 02/05/04
Please....  DarbyOhara | 02/05/04
I use Win2k pimple face  JWatson77 | 02/05/04
Umm...  TrollSlayer | 02/05/04
this was never a feature  JWatson77 | 02/04/04
Veeeeery Surprising  Bobby Sskcat | 02/04/04
This isn't the first time.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/04/04
Thanks to wrong doers  Christian_<>< | 02/04/04
Message has been deleted.  Cardinal_Bill | 02/04/04
You left something out  vferrara | 02/05/04
So did you.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/05/04
YOU left something out  B_HI | 02/11/04
Didn't fix a damned thing.  Yen_z | 02/04/04
Smiley Face got me.  Yen_z | 02/04/04
I tried out several of them  jfrankcarr | 02/04/04
MS putting ... security first (!)  michael-t | 02/04/04
What a stinkin' load...  TrollSlayer | 02/05/04
Addendum  TrollSlayer | 02/05/04
TrollSlayer??? More like Troll  PmAc_z | 02/05/04
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggghhhhhtttt!  TrollSlayer | 02/05/04
Not quite...  wolf_z | 02/05/04
You are correct...  TrollSlayer | 02/05/04
One more thing!  TrollSlayer | 02/05/04
And another thing!  TrollSlayer | 02/05/04
We need a hero  BXLE | 02/05/04
Lazy developers  dscherf | 02/05/04
lazy  BXLE | 02/05/04
It was a jab  dscherf | 02/05/04
It is about time!  ShadeTree | 02/05/04
Really  russ@... | 02/05/04
What???  ShadeTree | 02/05/04
Flawed? Maybe...  Brett04_z | 02/05/04
Not exactly  MarcB_z | 02/05/04
Oh Well........  tslocum7 | 02/05/04
Security??????????????????????????  russ@... | 02/05/04
great - break (more) standards  bschlatzer@... | 02/05/04
IE Security Patch  Jaytmoon | 02/05/04
Stop Using IE! There Are Much Better Browsers Out There  brenthawkinsmd | 02/05/04
IE Phishing Fix via Feature Removal is a Hoax  Davinci_J | 02/05/04
Interesting  jfrankcarr | 02/06/04
Its Broke?  WillGates | 02/05/04
IE the best and only web-browser  Christian_<>< | 02/05/04
IE is crap.  Squire72 | 02/08/04
IE is no better actually  Aragorn_z | 02/09/04

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