If IE is such a concern, don't use .NET. What are you really doing with .NET that you are leveraging? Is it a WinForms app? If so, you might be just as well to use something different (VB, WTL, etc.). If it is a WebForms app, you know you only need the change on the server, not the clients.
Am I missing the big picture? Thanks, Shawn Wildermuth [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Steve Loughran > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 1:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] why IE 5.01 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brad Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 08:37 > Subject: Re: why IE 5.01 > > > > Reggie Burnett wrote: > > > > > Any idea where I can get a full install of IE 5.01 that I > can ship > > > on my products cd? It is possible/likely that some of my clients > > > may not have active net connections at the time of installation. > > > > The only way you're allowed to redistribute IE is by signing up for > > the IEAK. And the IEAK is going to force you to distribute > the newest > > version > of > > the browser (IE6, not IE5.01). AFAIK, there's no legal way you can > reditrib > > the 5.01 version of IE now. > > what is more, if you are forcing IE updates on your users, > you run the risk of acquiring some responsibility/liability > for any security 'issues' that arises...maybe redist IE6 > security patches too. (unless the IEAK includes a build with > all the bug fixes). > > IMO the IE installation is the primary security flaw in the > .net runtime. > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at > http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
