[Vision2020] mozilla et al. Was Virus infected mail purportedly
from "Cweitz"
Sam Scripter (fsr)
MoscowSam at moscow.com
Thu Jul 22 08:36:24 PDT 2004
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
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