> It is unbelievable that the media is spreading such FUD > about the URL passwords.
"Unbelievable" and "media spreading FUD" in the same sentence? Twilight Zone. > The only good thing in this article is the message, that > it breaks thousands of applications and produces tons of > unnecessary costs. I agree. > If it improves security that people cannot use password > protected directories anymore... I doubt, I doubt. Here's a link to the 'workarounds': http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834489 Believe it or not it actually *does* fix the ascii(1) bug (after you disable the new 'feature'): http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Actually displays ^ in the address bar. I half-expected MS to skip fixing the actual bug in favor of the "breaking the standards" 'solution.' Where do you want to be prevented from going today? Here's a reg fix: '// ======================================================== REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME_PASSWORD_DISABLE] "iexplore.exe"=dword:00000000 "explorer.exe"=dword:00000000 '// ======================================================== Regards, Shawn K. Hall http://ReliableAnswers.com/ '// ======================================================== "You have to press the go button, not the slow button." -- Zachary Hall (my son) at age 4, instructing me how to drive a vehicle in "Need For Speed II" _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
