Although security problems in Microsoft software get most of the publicity, other vendors' software is not immune from problems - and many of these vendors do not do as good a job of correcting the problems as Microsoft does. A few weeks ago, Netscape announced a flaw in previous versions of Netscape, including Netscape 4.xx, Netscape 6.0 and 6.1, which could allow a malicious Web site to read the contents of cookies from other sites that are stored on a user's computer. These cookies might contain passwords and other personal information. (This appears very similar to the cookie problem in Internet Explorer which I wrote this list about last month.)
The "fix" in this case is to download and install the latest version of Netscape, Netscape 6.2. There's more information at <http://www.netscape.com/security/>. Another approach to all this cookie stuff is to just disable cookies on your browser, which both Netscape and Internet Explorer allow you to do, and delete any cookies that are stored on your hard drive. However, you'll probably find that a lot of Web sites that you want to visit will no longer work correctly if you do this. Jon Jonathan Falk Pine Tree Folk School RR 2, Box 7162 Carmel, ME 04419 (207)848-2433 <http://www.ptfolkschool.org> **Folkschool-list archives are at: <http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84vzQ.a9gqS3 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
