> Does anyone care to wager how many security vulnerabilities Microsoft will > create by making this change?
None. There are still the security settings, which are currently used. > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:full-disclosure- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Joel R. Helgeson > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Oktober 2003 13:52 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE Changes / Software Patents > > Does anyone care to wager how many security vulnerabilities Microsoft will > create by making this change? > > Joel R. Helgeson > Director of Networking & Security Services > SymetriQ Corporation > > "Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day; set a man on fire, and > he'll > be warm for the rest of his life." > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rainer Gerhards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 2:36 PM > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] IE Changes / Software Patents > > > > I just found a very interesting effect of software patents: > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/oct03/10-06EOLASPR.asp > > > > As was posted on this list not so far ago, Microsoft lost a case against > > Eolas on some aspects of ActiveX embedding in IE. Their technical > > reaction is a good sample of what software patents cause: > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate/activexchanges.asp > > > > In short > > > > - a lot of web pages are broken (even PDF should not work in all cases) > > - the user will become educated to press OK on popups even more often > > - wild workarounds are created (base64 encode the parameter instead > > passing it clear-text) to avoid patented code > > > > That last point is not written directly in the msdn document, but I read > > between the lines this will be the preferred workaround. > > > > Isn't that nicely? > > > > Rainer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
