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IE also allows you to 'Deactivate' ActiveX. If you enable everything in IE you're going to get security problems. Just like FireFox is going to have problems if you activate everything. Why not use common sense and security instead of jumping ship. I'm no fan of M$, however I have security settings to ask if I want to download and/or run ActiveX, most of the time I click no, haven't had a security problem at all.
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Re: Oops!  DrDavis | 02/25/05
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A real computer Guru are you!  AmusedAtItAll | 02/26/05
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RE:  cubmiester | 02/25/05
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I'd say...  Spoon Jabber | 02/25/05
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I think the post was "FF that started from scratch" (NT)  Spoon Jabber | 02/25/05
All words in caps would be yelling  Spoon Jabber | 02/25/05
Uh, what about Mozilla and Netscape....  el1jones | 02/25/05
What exactly is your point?  AmusedAtItAll | 02/26/05
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My apologies...  Spoon Jabber | 02/25/05
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actual  wexwimpy@... | 02/25/05
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This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read...  BitTwiddler | 02/28/05
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EULA  IceTheNet@... | 03/02/05
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You hit it on the head, ABB  bjacob4 | 03/02/05
?  gogodidi | 03/02/05
precisely  gogodidi | 03/02/05
Sorry  zdnet@... | 03/10/05
i/e the great one  tomandval@... | 02/25/05
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The truth is!  ezc | 02/25/05
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oh really?  macbill | 03/02/05
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BULLFEATHERS!  macbill | 03/02/05
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not smart  gogodidi | 03/02/05
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One word for you all...  rocka | 03/02/05
Security & Human Beings  bjacob4 | 03/02/05
ofcourse  gogodidi | 03/02/05
Software  jekoski@... | 03/02/05
Security Concept......  sbodymender@... | 03/02/05
firefox Security  ngscott | 03/02/05
FF vs IE & Guns  Dr_Zinj | 03/03/05
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MS Security  Rjohnsons | 03/04/05
Microsoft  ddutton11@... | 03/04/05
it's the hacker's fault!!!  heavyhauler | 03/04/05
security  wscott21 | 03/05/05
Comparison of Firefox to IE  wscott21 | 03/05/05
YES,  zdnet@... | 03/11/05
HACKERS SHOULD BE HUNG  RetiredCapt_ | 03/06/05
Shame on the Press & Analysts  toddrose@... | 03/07/05
bad analogy  vladsim | 03/14/05

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