Gregory J. Feig wrote:
>
> ..JAVAJUNK...this stuff is so ridiculous, and the concept behind it is
> so falacious, that I don't even wanna discuss it...I do have to use it,
> and put up with it, on a limited number of sites (which I visit as
> infrequently as possible) and whenever one of my Blowzzers must fireup
> the javajunk engine, "starting JavaScript" is the dreaded, lingeringggg
> notice that "the wait is on"....while the bloat-in is cranked up to give
> the site requiring it the opening/opportunity to invade my machine, and
> blitz it....am I paranoid..?...YOU BET....!!!
Hi Gregy;
A bit of an uncharacteristic rant eh wot ? <G>
I wholeheartedly agree with your (and Glenns') post re: bloat and new
tricks. I'm not interested in some of the EXISTING glitz like animated
.gifs for example.
Javascript and https ? Well, my browser handles javascript after a fashion,
but I find the safest way to surf is with js off. *Almost* crash proof.
You might try that, instead of waiting for the script to "crank up".
HTTPS ? My browsers' certificates became invalid as of the end of 1999.
To get a new and valid certificate I am told I must upgrade to NS some
ridiculous bloated number. That's not going to happen. I will live with
it and now, on this score, NS2.02 and Arachne are equal.
But, an important point I want to make here is that we do need something !
In order to surf safely, we need to be able to RECOGNIZE js and ignore it.
That's my senile opinion. <g>
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