Re: Ultimate security

From: Jim Watt (jimwatt_at_aol.no_way)
Date: 08/30/05 

Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:35:13 +0200

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:30:13 GMT, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.com> wrote:

>Jim Watt wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:54:06 GMT, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Notan wrote:
>>>
>>>> Imhotep wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> 4) Stay the hell away from IE and active-x
>>>>>
>>>>> 7) Configure your automatic update to update (or at least check)
>>>>> everyday
>>>>
>>>> If I'm not mistaken, Windows Update utilizes ActiveX.
>>>>
>>>> Notan
>>>
>>>Yes, you are correct. The one significant windows site uses one of the
>>>worse protocols constructed. Are you really surprised?
>>
>> There is nothing wrong with activex providing you trust the people
>> who wrote it.
>
>Yet another mindless comment from you.

do you +have+ to reply to everything and be abusive ?

>Do you know every writer of every active-x app for every web site you go to?

If its digitally signed by Microsoft its OK, otherwise I don't accept
it.

>SPAM...still waiting on you to explain why, since you agree with MS, you
>are hiding your email address?

Can I suggest you hold your breath, and please recall that you have
been advised that SPAM is a registered trade mark.

Jim Watt http://www.gibnet.com

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because
they almost always turn out to be - or to be indistinguishable from - self-righteous
sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."

... Neil Stephenson, Cryptonomicon

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