> This is all great, but wouldn't it be easier to just use a > secure browser? :) If I wanted to live in a tank, so I > could be safe, I could. But I prefer to live on beach front > property, and I still feel safe.
I think you're missing my point. You asked why network administrators might prefer (or enforce) the use of IE on internal networks. I gave you some reasons. I'm not trying to say that IE is better than Firefox, or that people should use IE, etc. I use Firefox, and have strongly encouraged my coworkers to use it too, because I think it's a better choice for our small network. I bought space on the Firefox NYT ad, I like it so much. But if I had to manage two thousand users instead of twenty, I'd have to rethink that. Can I push Firefox updates through WSUS? I don't know, but probably not. In any case, if you're a Windows network administrator, you have to secure IE, even if you want your users to use Firefox. IE is integral to lots of things that the user might do, even if they generally use Firefox. If I can get someone to download an .mht file and double-click it, for example, it won't help them any if they downloaded it using Firefox. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233396 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
