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As I asked in an earlier post, why worry about support for FF2, when Win98 is no longer supported anyway? Be that as it may, individuals will continue to use whatever OS they like, and some corporate networks can't really afford to change. There also appears to be network issues that are independent of what OS may be in use.

Where might one get copies and licenses for Win2k at this point? Getting XP any more seems hard enough.

My only point here in the bottom of this thread is that, for those who, for whatever reason, are going to continue to use FF2, and will update to the final version which will no longer have anti-phishing capabilities, and want anti-phishing, there is an option available for them. OpenDNS is downright useful anyway, so I suggest that anyone should check it out. It has a lot to offer, and for the record, was already "patched" long before Dan Kaminsky announced the DNS flaw.

As for hardware, depending on the system, one may be able to upgrade RAM, less likely the processor, to run a newer OS. That would entirely depend on the system board. However, a used, older, or new low-end computer is pretty cheap. That is a possibility for individual users, but still doesn't help corp networks that are stuck with a lot of legacy apps. Corp users shouldn't have to worry about browsing through a corp firewall/NAC/NAP setup, though.

The internet could potentially be much safer if everyone did upgrade to a modern OS, keep it patched, and use proper security software, devices, and practices. It is too bad that this isn't possible for everyone.

Posted by: seanferd   Posted on: 12/11/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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