[ILUG-BOM] Firefox 2.0 @ higher risk than IE 7 in Vista?
Hello All, http://zdnet.com.com/1606-2_2-6173372.html Found this link, while was browsing through my emails and replies to queries. The above video demonstrates that .ani files used in Vista for animated cursors can be exploited by a remote server (when a URL is visited). (exploited for remote access to files) For Internet Explorer 7 (default installation with Vista), a connection is established, but since Internet Explorer is in protected mode, it won't allow harfmful priveleges on system files. However, a higher concern is for Firefox users, because it uses the same windows component to process this request, but doesn't have a defined modes of access. (No modes like the ones in IE7). I *haven't* tried this, nor do I know how a TCP packet is used in the above connection, (and what sort of packet) for this attack. So, does Firefox need some enhancements of functioning independently of Windows components? What are the security features of Firefox that tend to prove Internet Explorer is pretty bad on it? -- S K Somaiya College of ASC - http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc FSF of India Associate Fellow - http://www.gnu.org.in __ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
[ILUG-BOM] JSP problem with Firefox
Hello All, I was filling out the online passport registration form and had problems with the date field. After the focus was moved to any other field, the last digit of the date would get cut. You can try it out on the link below. https://passport.gov.in/pms/OnlineRegistration.jsp Even reducing the date from 4 to 2 characters show the same result. Even in windows the same problem existed in firefox. The only way it worked was in IE7. (It may be working in IE6 too but I don't have it). Is there a work around for this? I am planning to write to the Delhi office that may be in charge of the website. You could write too. -- Regards, Rony. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] [Commercial] Regarding comments on my site!!
Quoting amitflu [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, These dayz I am making a site and want to make a business out of it(in php and apache). Would love to receive ideas on improving revenue and outlook of the site? My site is www.merasurat.com. The site is still in its initial construction dayz. This site and your post none of them relate to Linux, so I would advise you to refrain from posting them on the list. He might be building it on LAMP ... in which case it might be related, but our list just likes to go off on a tangent evertime. The shaving cream thread for a freat example. Shouldn't we be helping enterpruners buy showing them the benifits of foss instead of slamming them. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Re: [ILUG-BOM] JSP problem with Firefox
On 4/9/07, Rony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was filling out the online passport registration form and had problems with the date field. After the focus was moved to any other field, the last digit of the date would get cut. You can try it out on the link below. https://passport.gov.in/pms/OnlineRegistration.jsp Even reducing the date from 4 to 2 characters show the same result. It's not a JSP problem, it's a javascript problem. It's because the web designer has chosen to use some IE specific code. The page is typical amateur web-designer stuff with slap-on scripts that they've found from the interweb. So you can't really expect clean cross-browser javascript from them. The lack of consistency in variable naming, commenting, the silly right-click disabled script, etc. are the telling signs if anyone's wondering. The only thing missing was a mouse tail; I remember they were a rage a few years back ;) -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.tk -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Re: [ILUG-BOM] JSP problem with Firefox
On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 02:11:19AM +0530, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote: The lack of consistency in variable naming, commenting, the silly right-click disabled script, etc. are the telling signs if anyone's wondering. The only thing missing was a mouse tail; I remember they were a rage a few years back ;) IIRC, both indianrail.gov.in and irctc.co.in will cry You are not allowed to press that button or something like that if I right click anywhere on the page, even today. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 462, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Re: [ILUG-BOM] JSP problem with Firefox
IIRC, both indianrail.gov.in and irctc.co.in will cry You are not allowed to press that button or something like that if I right click anywhere on the page, even today. Both these sites however work beautifully on firefox. I had to use passport.gov.in with IETab extension on windows firefox. -- Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ If you aim to fly, then don't hang around with chickens. Why? Because chickens can't fly. - -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
[ILUG-BOM] Re: Debian Etch out, finally!
On 4/9/07, Kumar Appaiah wrote: At last! http://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070408 Kumar Ah, Where is release party? ;) -- Regards, KartiK MistrY | kartikmistry.org 0xD1028C8D | kartikm.wordpress.com -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] [Commercial] Regarding comments on my site!!
On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 12:43:11AM +0530, (Anand M R) wrote: He might be building it on LAMP ... in which case it might be related, but our list just likes to go off on a tangent evertime. The shaving cream thread for a freat example. Shouldn't we be helping enterpruners buy showing them the benifits of foss instead of slamming them. Showing enterpreneurs the benefits of FOSS is one thing. Giving them a business plan is another. Devdas Bhagat -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Re: [ILUG-BOM] JSP problem with Firefox
On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 08:43:03AM +0530, Vinayakam Murugan wrote: IIRC, both indianrail.gov.in and irctc.co.in will cry You are not allowed to press that button or something like that if I right click anywhere on the page, even today. Both these sites however work beautifully on firefox. I had to use passport.gov.in with IETab extension on windows firefox. OK, just got web access, and indianrail.gov.in and IRCTC are perfect. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 462, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Re: [ILUG-BOM] JSP problem with Firefox
Vinayakam Murugan wrote: IIRC, both indianrail.gov.in and irctc.co.in will cry You are not allowed to press that button or something like that if I right click anywhere on the page, even today. Both these sites however work beautifully on firefox. I had to use passport.gov.in with IETab extension on windows firefox. I have done rail bookings in Linux without any change in settings. -- Regards, Rony. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Re: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Debian Etch out, finally!
On 4/9/07, Kartik Mistry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/9/07, Kumar Appaiah wrote: At last! http://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070408 Kumar congratulations to Kartik for chipping in for 7 packages ! Ah, Where is release party? ;) -- Regards, KartiK MistrY | kartikmistry.org 0xD1028C8D | kartikm.wordpress.com -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers -- __ http://www.ebackend.com/blog -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
