[Vision2020] mozilla et al. Was Virus infected mail purportedly from "Cweitz"

[Sam Scripter (fsr)]

Thank you David Camden-Britton for the website link to mozilla.

As a long-time user of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, I am VERY reluctant to try a change-over to anything else.  I suspect many other readers on this list feel the same.

However, I visited the mozilla website and find it intriguing.

QUESTIONS:

- Can one have the mozilla applications installed without giving up ones installations of IE and OE?

- What functionalities does one give up by switching to applications offered in the mozilla suite?

- What confounding/perplexing things occur for IE and OE users by switching to mozilla applications.

Sam Scripter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Camden-Britton" <groovydave at gmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Virus infected mail purportedly from "Cweitz"


> Unfortunately, with Outlook Express there are certain security holes
> which can allow the running of malicious code just as soon as a
> message is previewed. Usually though, the person has to try and open
> the attachment for a virus email to trigger its payload.

(... snip ...)

> There is one other way to avoid many of these problems altogether:
> Change the programs you use.  Internet Explorer needs to be on your
> system because of the vast amount of websites that require it for
> proper function. However, a pretty good replacement for Internet
> Explorer and Outlook Express exist thanks to the Mozilla Foundation.
> You can read more about Mozilla Firefox (an alternate browser) and
> Mozilla Thunderbird (an email client) here:  http://www.mozilla.org/
> 

(... snip ...)


> David Camden-Britton  -=)*(=- groovydave at gmail.com