Allan Atherton wrote: >Tony LaFemina <remacs at optonline.net> wrote: > >>>OE is Microsoft software. If I remember, it is free, but not included by >>>Apple in any Mac OS installation. >>> >>When I bought my iMac, it came with OS 8.6, and the Install CD had IE, >>OE, and Netscape on it. Just thought I'd pass it on. >> > >Yes, that is what I meant in the first quote above. > >Microsoft's OE is not Apple software installed by the OSX Install CD as >Apple's Mail is. >OE is a freebie that you have to install yourself. It comes free on the >Install CD, but I originally got mine (years ago) by downloading it from >Microsoft's MacTopia site. > >And after installing OE, you are responsible for updating it yourself, while >Mail gets updated automatically by Software Update. > >Allan Atherton > > > If I remember correctly, Explorer, Outlook and Netscape were installed as part of the OS 8.6 installation. It was part of the Internet Access software for the OS. True, you had to update it yourself, but future versions of either browser have the option for automatic updating.
The thing that bothers me about this whole concept of auto-updating is, it's telling me things are happening without my knowledge or concent. This is one of the reasons I can't be bothered with worrying about things like security. That's a real joke today. Think about it. Here you are putting passwords all over the place so no one can get in to your machine. It does nothing to protect against things from getting out. When you put software into your Mac, you really have no idea what's being loaded in. You're relying on faith and trust. Nothing else. My suggestion is, if you have something you don't want anyone to see, steal, or edit, then keep it on removable media. It's still no guarantee, but I think it's a lot better than encoded passwords. -- Tony LaFemina Major in Layout & Design Techniques Minor in Software Fundamentals http://hometown.aol.com/visitmacland/index.html mailto:remacs at optonline.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be January 28. For more information about the LCS, go to <http://www.kymac.org>.
