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  3. November 2002

Re: Check this M$ story out - AND this one

jpcarr=BXdtB8kxIH5Wk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org wrote:

This one makes the previous one even funnier.


"Millions vulnerable to Microsoft Web flaw"
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-966575.html?tag=fd_top

John

Here's another:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/28215.html

This may well be related to the news.com.com story, but the Register
adds the following delicacy:

'Without a hint of irony, the company recommends removing
"Microsoft" from IE's Trusted Publisher list, in order to prompt a
warning whenever a Microsoft-signed ActiveX control attempts to
install itself.'

Cheers!  Hans

(PS. Sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read
stories like that!)

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