Alternate browser updates

[null]

Haven't seen any mention on the virus newsgroups. There has been talk
on alt.comp.freeware for a couple of days now. The released versions
of Mozilla and Firefox were recently upgraded because of security
bugs:

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.2

So was Opera:

http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/

Safe hex dictates staying current. Some users are disgusted that Moz
and Opera require full downloads and reinstalls rather than small
security update patches. I'm just glad that the developers so far seem
to be staying ahead of actual exploits, unlike the miserable IE
situation.


Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg

 

[Frederic Bonroy]

Some users are disgusted that Moz
and Opera require full downloads and reinstalls rather than small
security update patches.

Depends. It took a couple of kilobytes to update Mozilla 1.7 to 1.7.1.

And anyway, IE's patches are so numerous that their size adds up (to an
unfathomable number that is beyond even the wildest imagination).

 

[null]

Depends. It took a couple of kilobytes to update Mozilla 1.7 to 1.7.1.

And anyway, IE's patches are so numerous that their size adds up (to an
unfathomable number that is beyond even the wildest imagination).

Unavailable IE patches have also been known to add up considerably


Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg

 

[madmax]

Haven't seen any mention on the virus newsgroups. There has been talk
on alt.comp.freeware for a couple of days now. The released versions
of Mozilla and Firefox were recently upgraded because of security
bugs:

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.2

So was Opera:

http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/

Safe hex dictates staying current. Some users are disgusted that Moz
and Opera require full downloads and reinstalls rather than small
security update patches. I'm just glad that the developers so far seem
to be staying ahead of actual exploits, unlike the miserable IE
situation.


Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg

I don't understand the fuss,
30sec.download,5sec.backup,20sec.uninstall,and a 30sec.install.
-max

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[David H. Lipman]

Yep, have received numerous Vulnerability Assessments on Mozilla (FireFox and Netscape) and
on Opera.

Dave



| Haven't seen any mention on the virus newsgroups. There has been talk
| on alt.comp.freeware for a couple of days now. The released versions
| of Mozilla and Firefox were recently upgraded because of security
| bugs:
|
| http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.2
|
| So was Opera:
|
| http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/
|
| Safe hex dictates staying current. Some users are disgusted that Moz
| and Opera require full downloads and reinstalls rather than small
| security update patches. I'm just glad that the developers so far seem
| to be staying ahead of actual exploits, unlike the miserable IE
| situation.
|
|
| Art
| http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg