Is X10 really the offender? Or are the offenders the sites that say <script>window.open("http://ads.x10.com/?Z3d lYmNhbW5vd2h0bWwuZGF0"+Math.random()+">wcn000",...);</script>?
Mozilla lets you deny access to specific javascript functions on a per-site (or per-group-of-sites) basis, but currently you have to edit your preferences file manually. See the documentation on mozilla.org for instructions on how to set up your security preferences.
Squaresoft is to go multiplatform, starting with Final Fantasy XI
However, their entire front page is a flash applet. Doh!
(Note: my domain name is a reference to number theory, not to any corporation. Square-free numbers are integers that can be written as the product of 0 or more distint primes (not divisible by 4, 9, 16, 25, etc).)
Quick launch (AKA "turbo") merely preloads mozilla at startup so when you start mozilla for the first time it seems faster. In reality this is just an illusion, don't let it placate you, demand a better solution!
It's not an illusion that with quicklaunch turned on, I can close Mozilla windows without first checking to make sure that I'm not closing the last window.
What no one ever mentions in anti-GPL rants (and let's face it, MS is tredding well worn ground, here) is that the GPL removes NO rights from you
On the other hand, if a company releases its code under the GPL and then accepts code from outside contributors under the GPL, the company no longer has the option of selling the software under a commercial license. So while the GPL itself may not remove rights from the producers of a piece of software, the way it is often used (and supposed to be used) does.
It's probably a small risk, but for all we know, the client could have code in it that allows Seti@HOME to take control of your box at will, for example.
A more likely problem is a potential buffer overflow in the code the client uses to communicate with the central SETI@HOME server. Then if someone were to spoof or break into the server, they would instantly be able to gain access to all computers running the SETI@HOME software. I don't know if such a hole is present in the SETI@HOME software, but remember when AOL intentionally exploited a similar hole in AIM?
Since most people run Windows, they'll eventually reboot themselves.
I've heard that some people power down their computers at night, even if their operating system is stable.
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you'd rather download some unknown exe and run it on your system to install the software? that is more secure and better for privacy how?
With ActiveX enabled, any website visited using IE can ask to run or install software by popping up a single dialog. It would not be difficult for a malicious site to see to it that the dialog pops up just as you're typing 'y' on the keyboard or just as you're about to click where the "yes" button will appear. By disabling ActiveX and only installing software manually (downloading a.exe installer and running it), you give sites you visit one less way to break into your system/account.
bug 56969: Sidebar should not appear when I use a Web search site.
You can vote for that bug if you want. Voting has a small but nonzero influence on how quickly the bug is fixed, and you'll automatically find out when the bug is fixed if you vote for it.
By the way, bugzilla is now much easier to search than it was before. I was able to find that bug by typing "search sidebar" (without quotes) into the bugzilla front page.
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I haven't noticed this problem, but I searched bugzilla and found two bug reports that might be the same problem:
bug 83289 Scrolling page with images (jpg) causes white lines in the images.
bug 74358 Images rendering with thin horizontal white lines (both GIF and JPEG): supposedly fixed April 11.
Do you still see the problem in Mozilla 0.9.1? What operating system are you using?
For some reason i expected a different look than netscape, but i'll live.
Mozilla is distributed with two themes, Classic and Modern. The Classic theme, which is the default, is designed to look like 4.x. You can switch themes from the View menu or from preferences.
I've found that using bookmarklets, especially on complex sites, is a good way to stress-test a browser's JavaScript and DOM code. You can get various bookmarklets at my site and at other sites.
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That documentation is slightly out of date.
capability.policy.default.windowinternal.open should be
capability.policy.default.Window.open (note the captialization).
There's already a bug to update the documentation, which I plan to fix next week.
No intervention would be necessary if the users themselves would wake the hell up and manage their computers properly.
Since this DoS attack was done with a large number of infected computers, there's no way to completely protect the server without also blocking out legitimate users. And whenever a large number of computers is compromised, it's usually the fault of the operating system (or its user interface) rather than the fault of the users.
That "feature" makes it very difficult to replace the header at the top of each file in a group of files, because when you select the old header in one file, it blows away the new header trying to replace it with.
No, but it's one of the better window managers that run on Linux. The OSS/Linux movement can't beat Windows on the desktop by simply having a better operating system kernel; it has to have an overall better operating system and user interface.
Whoohoo!! You mean I get 15 free hours!?!?:) Hehe.. how many free hours are they on now, like 700??? They really have been increasing that number in very tiny increments since the beginning of time, haven 't they??
1000 free hours that you can use only within the trial period (45 days). If I'm doing my math correctly, there are 1080 hours in 45 days, so they're basically giving you unlimited access for 45 days. Well, unlimited AOL access, which isn't quite the same as unlimited Internet access, since you get more ads and more AOL-specific content.
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...);</script>?
Is X10 really the offender? Or are the offenders the sites that say
<script>window.open("http://ads.x10.com/?Z3d lYmNhbW5vd2h0bWwuZGF0"+Math.random()+">wcn000",
Mozilla lets you deny access to specific javascript functions on a per-site (or per-group-of-sites) basis, but currently you have to edit your preferences file manually. See the documentation on mozilla.org for instructions on how to set up your security preferences.
Squaresoft is to go multiplatform, starting with Final Fantasy XI
However, their entire front page is a flash applet. Doh!
(Note: my domain name is a reference to number theory, not to any corporation. Square-free numbers are integers that can be written as the product of 0 or more distint primes (not divisible by 4, 9, 16, 25, etc).)
Quick launch (AKA "turbo") merely preloads mozilla at startup so when you start mozilla for the first time it seems faster. In reality this is just an illusion, don't let it placate you, demand a better solution!
It's not an illusion that with quicklaunch turned on, I can close Mozilla windows without first checking to make sure that I'm not closing the last window.
Mozilla lets you press Ctrl+= (or Ctrl++) to increase the font size. I'm not sure if Galeon has that feature.
A kite soars, someone screams, and a 4-ton obelisk slides across the desert before tipping up and swinging free from the ground.
Was the person blind?
How hard would it be for Bill to buy out the FSF and create a "GPL 3.0" that instantly turned any GPLed software into public domain?
What no one ever mentions in anti-GPL rants (and let's face it, MS is tredding well worn ground, here) is that the GPL removes NO rights from you
On the other hand, if a company releases its code under the GPL and then accepts code from outside contributors under the GPL, the company no longer has the option of selling the software under a commercial license. So while the GPL itself may not remove rights from the producers of a piece of software, the way it is often used (and supposed to be used) does.
Don't forget the Hippocratic oath.
It's probably a small risk, but for all we know, the client could have code in it that allows Seti@HOME to take control of your box at will, for example.
A more likely problem is a potential buffer overflow in the code the client uses to communicate with the central SETI@HOME server. Then if someone were to spoof or break into the server, they would instantly be able to gain access to all computers running the SETI@HOME software. I don't know if such a hole is present in the SETI@HOME software, but remember when AOL intentionally exploited a similar hole in AIM?
"browser", "cybersex", "internet relay chat", "MP3", "webzine", and more. (By the way, the OED story was on plastic yesterday.)
Gee, here I thought most Linux users migrated from Windows. I haven't met one yet that actually migrated to it.
Maybe that's because once a Linux user migrates to Windows, he/she is not longer a Linux user.
It's the Ford Excursion of monitors; a pixel-guzzling sport-utility-display.
Or maybe the Ford Exorbitant.
Since most people run Windows, they'll eventually reboot themselves.
I've heard that some people power down their computers at night, even if their operating system is stable.
you'd rather download some unknown exe and run it on your system to install the software? that is more secure and better for privacy how?
.exe installer and running it), you give sites you visit one less way to break into your system/account.
With ActiveX enabled, any website visited using IE can ask to run or install software by popping up a single dialog. It would not be difficult for a malicious site to see to it that the dialog pops up just as you're typing 'y' on the keyboard or just as you're about to click where the "yes" button will appear. By disabling ActiveX and only installing software manually (downloading a
That was the most insightful comment I've seen on slashdot for several weeks. I wish I had mod points right now.
bug 56969: Sidebar should not appear when I use a Web search site.
You can vote for that bug if you want. Voting has a small but nonzero influence on how quickly the bug is fixed, and you'll automatically find out when the bug is fixed if you vote for it.
By the way, bugzilla is now much easier to search than it was before. I was able to find that bug by typing "search sidebar" (without quotes) into the bugzilla front page.
I haven't noticed this problem, but I searched bugzilla and found two bug reports that might be the same problem:
bug 83289 Scrolling page with images (jpg) causes white lines in the images.
bug 74358 Images rendering with thin horizontal white lines (both GIF and JPEG): supposedly fixed April 11.
Do you still see the problem in Mozilla 0.9.1? What operating system are you using?
For some reason i expected a different look than netscape, but i'll live.
Mozilla is distributed with two themes, Classic and Modern. The Classic theme, which is the default, is designed to look like 4.x. You can switch themes from the View menu or from preferences.
I've found that using bookmarklets, especially on complex sites, is a good way to stress-test a browser's JavaScript and DOM code. You can get various bookmarklets at my site and at other sites.
That documentation is slightly out of date.
capability.policy.default.windowinternal.open
should be
capability.policy.default.Window.open (note the captialization).
There's already a bug to update the documentation, which I plan to fix next week.
No intervention would be necessary if the users themselves would wake the hell up and manage their computers properly.
Since this DoS attack was done with a large number of infected computers, there's no way to completely protect the server without also blocking out legitimate users. And whenever a large number of computers is compromised, it's usually the fault of the operating system (or its user interface) rather than the fault of the users.
That "feature" makes it very difficult to replace the header at the top of each file in a group of files, because when you select the old header in one file, it blows away the new header trying to replace it with.
Get over yourself, man. KDE is not Linux.
No, but it's one of the better window managers that run on Linux. The OSS/Linux movement can't beat Windows on the desktop by simply having a better operating system kernel; it has to have an overall better operating system and user interface.
Whoohoo!! You mean I get 15 free hours!?!? :) Hehe.. how many free hours are they on now, like 700??? They really have been increasing that number in very tiny increments since the beginning of time, haven 't they??
1000 free hours that you can use only within the trial period (45 days). If I'm doing my math correctly, there are 1080 hours in 45 days, so they're basically giving you unlimited access for 45 days. Well, unlimited AOL access, which isn't quite the same as unlimited Internet access, since you get more ads and more AOL-specific content.