Apple Addresses URI Handler Issues

Posted by pudge on Monday June 7, 2004 @09:14AM from the hooray dept.

das writes "Apple released Security Update 2004-06-07 via Software Update. From the brief description: 'Security Update 2004-06-07 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. [...] Mac OS X will now present an approval alert when an application is to be run for the first time either by opening a document or clicking on a URL related to the application.'" This also fixes some related security problems with Terminal.app, Safari, and DiskImageMounter. No word in given regarding how the average user should know whether or not to approve the request.

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Re:Don't be ridiculous by skinfitz · 2004-06-07 13:38 · Score: 0, Flamebait

So why post the fact that they are fixed on the front page? By your logic this information is purely of use to Mac owners, and would not be interesting to non-Mac owners, yet it gets on the front page.