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    John Falk

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  1. Comment - Windows Update 5 Prepped for XP SP2, New IE

    (Nov 16, 2003 - 9:13 PM)

    Not really. What about these two flaws that are still open?
    http://greymagic.com/adv/gm014-ie/
    http://greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/

    They were found by Grey Magic, outside of MS labs. Also, there are still many other flaws that have been patched but still existed not long ago. Grey Magic alone discovered a ton of them, and many others have been discovered by other independant security firms.

  2. Comment - Windows Update 5 Prepped for XP SP2, New IE

    (Nov 15, 2003 - 12:18 PM)

    Well, Opera tried complete standards compliance, but you guys just complained. So they added some code for common quirks. It's still very very standards compliant, though.

    About security, yes, the mainstream is usually most exploited; this is not always the case. Take for example Apache vs IIS. Apache is much more common yet IIS is exploited much more often. How many security problems have been found in Opera 7? 5. It's a young product, so seeing a few security problems isn't uncommon. How long has IE6 been around? A long time. And it's really not that different from IE4. And yet we hear about more and more security exploits each and every day. As you speak, your IE probably still has exploits that haven't been patched because no patch has been created.

  3. Comment - AOL 'Tahiti' Dials Up Without Client

    (Nov 12, 2003 - 8:44 PM)

    Even though I hate AOL, this is a good move on their behalf. I can't remember, but I think I, too, was able to connect through regular dial-up networking when I had AOL. Then again, I may be wrong.

  4. Comment - VeriSign Redirects Unused Domains

    (Sep 18, 2003 - 7:08 AM)

    You mean right now if I type a non-existant .net address it should go to site-finder? I've tried it, and it doesn't happen. Or is it just going to be implemented soon?

  5. Comment - Sony Announces 'PSP' Entertainment Platform

    (May 19, 2003 - 10:02 PM)

    I have Sega Nomad. It's a great system. It does eat batteries, but it has a HUGE collection of games that are almost all COLOR unlike GBA whose 1000+ library of games are almost all BLACK AND WHITE. Nomad is much more advanced than GBA. But you must remember that the game cartridge for Sega Nomad is larger than a GBA-SP itself.