no it doesn't set them up for lawsuits and it doesn't instruct snoopers where to
go.

A standard warning message (as it already existed in NC4.5) aleady exists which
(A) informs that the password is NOT SECURE and (B) does NOT tell snoopers where
the profiles are located.

see here for the existing warning message:

 http://home.netscape.com/communicator/v4.5/passwords/index.html


Daniel Veditz wrote:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I've also reported this bug to Netscape because I want this in Netscape 6
> > too.......
>
> I'd be willing to bet that even if mozilla implemented this feature Netscape
> might turn it off in their version. Without real security something that
> *looks* like it keeps others out is just setting Netscape up for a bogus
> lawsuit when some disgruntled person discovers someone else reading mail he
> thought was secret. If we make it clear the password doesn't protect
> anything then that's practically instructing snoopers where to go.
>
> -Dan Veditz

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Regards,

Peter Lairo



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