Windows Few quick firefox related questions:

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  1. Atomic

    Atomic Gerwaff

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    Theres a debate about it running over on the IT Support newsgroup at work and this was posted:

    Any comments you lot can think I should make?
     
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  2. wasabiboys

    wasabiboys Banned

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    Firefox

    Do not get me wrong Firefox owns IE6. But there are two problems with it. First Some sites cannot support it...case in point Launch.com. This is a real problem due to one has to switch back to IE. But, it blocks popups...has a better feel and has more useful options. IE6 I think breeds spam and viruses
     
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  3. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    First point, Admin should do their job. Most problems in any system are caused by users clicking on the wrong box, whether website, email, or download.

    Second point, some changes are planned for 1.5/2.0 to make admin installs easier.

    3rd, many corporate sites don't work well in Firefox. One reason they've given is that while it was beta, they weren't going to spend any money on a code update - hopefully they'll reconsider now v1 is out. If I hit problems I right-click and use the IEView extension, not a problem.
     
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  4. Uncle Psychosis

    Uncle Psychosis Classically Trained

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    There were examples recently of an exploit that even a fully patched, up to date version of IE/XP allowed. Firefox refused to fall for it.

    Frankly, I call ******** on anyone who claims IE is more secure than firefox, regardless of the level of patching...

    Sam
     
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