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Time:
06:17 EST/11:17 GMT | News Source:
News.com |
Posted By: Jonathan Tigner |
Mozilla on Monday released security updates for Firefox 2 and Firefox 1.5. Security updates for Firefox 1.5 will be available only until April 24, 2007, when Mozilla will stop supporting the earlier version. Mozilla is encouraging current 1.5 users to upgrade to 2.0 soon. Current users of Firefox 2.0 and 1.5 will receive an automatic update notification and will need to reload the browser for the changes to take effect. Changes in this update patch a flaw in the FTP protocol used by Firefox.
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#1 By
2960 (24.254.95.224)
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3/21/2007 9:30:01 AM
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That certainly was a painless update.
It updated, restarted FF automatically, and returned me back to where I was with all tabs open right where I left off.
No restarts, no nothing.
Gotta give em' credit on that.
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#2 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
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3/21/2007 10:02:02 AM
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#1: You mean you didn't have to authenticate to prove (once again) that you aren't an evil pirate? And, after updating, you didn't have to reboot? Clearly you're doing something wrong.
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#3 By
32132 (142.32.208.231)
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3/21/2007 11:14:50 AM
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Firefox is a sieve.
This post was edited by NotParker on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 11:15.
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#5 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
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3/21/2007 12:17:37 PM
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#3: Wow, a new personal best for you. An edited post with 4 whole words. You must not really know what you're talking about because you seem to edit yourself frequently, even for the simplest sentence.
btw, where's the IE patch you're still waiting for? Can the Zune play mp3s properly yet? Has OneCare stopped eating people's email yet?
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#6 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
at
3/21/2007 12:21:36 PM
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#4: LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL MS' supposed defense software bends your system over for anyone. Nice. And by 'nice', I mean 'typical'. But don't worry, there will no doubt be a patch out sometime whever MS gets around to it. In the meantime, they recommend you turn your computer off, or only use files, email, webpages from trusted sources. Good advice, that.
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#7 By
13030 (198.22.121.110)
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3/21/2007 12:55:04 PM
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#1: Yup.
#5: lol... You make me feel sorry for him sometimes.
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#8 By
32132 (142.32.208.231)
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3/21/2007 12:56:27 PM
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#4 That was from February. Its already been discussed.
These things happen unfortunately. But not anywhere in the numbers like OS X or Firefox.
Firefox is still a sieve. As is OS X.
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#9 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
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3/21/2007 1:41:19 PM
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#8: A new flaw reported yesterday had already been discussed last month? Where, in your time machine?
You forgot to mention that Vista lets 17% of all known malware through.
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#10 By
32132 (142.32.208.231)
at
3/21/2007 2:35:46 PM
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This comment has been removed due to a violation of the Active Network Terms of Use.
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#11 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
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3/21/2007 2:53:41 PM
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#10: Could you be more specific as to which bug you're talking about? There are so many MS flaws on that page that I can't find ms07-010. I see 008, 009 and 016, but not this mythical 010 of yours. Maybe 010 was a typo that you didn't correct in one of your many, many edits?
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#13 By
32132 (142.32.208.231)
at
3/21/2007 3:57:14 PM
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This comment has been removed due to a violation of the Active Network Terms of Use.
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#14 By
37 (68.190.114.234)
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3/21/2007 5:57:25 PM
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I nullified NotParker's comments due to name calling of other members, which is against our rules.
On another note, (Latch) why would one need to verify the free Firefox browser? Last I heard it wasn't being pirated.
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#15 By
12071 (203.185.215.144)
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3/21/2007 6:24:37 PM
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#14 "free Firefox browser? Last I heard it wasn't being pirated."
Haven't you MS apologists been telling us for years that IE is also "free". In which case, ask yourself your own question. Why would one need to verify it if it's "free" and not being pirated?
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#16 By
32132 (64.180.219.241)
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3/21/2007 7:52:38 PM
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#14 Very funny.
#11 The original PC World article had the link. A brighter person would have noticed the ITCanada article referenced the large batch of Firefox vulnerabilities from February, not the update from March. That was thc clue a bright person would need to realize the Microsoft patch was old as well.
This post was edited by NotParker on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 19:55.
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#17 By
37 (76.210.78.134)
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3/22/2007 7:56:14 AM
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#15
I for sure am not an MS apologist. Secondly, I use FF (not IE). And finally, how is IE free? I have to buy Windows to use it. I am paying for IE in the price of Windows. You have the wrong person, because at no time did I ever say IE is free.
However, it was/is free for Mac.
But that still doesn't address my questions. If one has to PAY for Windows XP/Vista/IE and verify it's genuine to prevent piracy, how does that make it comparable to a free product (Firefox), which isn't being pirated?
Do tell.
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#18 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
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3/22/2007 8:10:56 AM
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#10, 13: Sad.
#14: T'was a jest.
#16: You got spanked.
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#19 By
32132 (142.32.208.231)
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3/22/2007 12:41:10 PM
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#18 You humiliated yourself ... as usual.
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#20 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
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3/22/2007 3:51:25 PM
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#19: LOL is that right? To everyone else it looks like you got served. SNAP!
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