you guys just don't get it. Nobody is asking for some all inclusive security
system. What is merely requested is a simple and convenient way to "hinder"
casual,
accidental peeping into ones e-mail. This is similar to password protecting an
excel file or wordperfect document. Simple.
"Simon P. Lucy" wrote:
> At 18:12 18/12/2000 +0100, Peter Lairo wrote:
>
> >Braden McDaniel wrote:
> >
> > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Peter Lairo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > It is an optimal solution if you define optimal to be the best
possible
> > > > cost versus benefit. Most users use win9x which has virtually NO
> > > > "Permission management".
> > >
> > > But I'm fairly certain you can get utilities that are designed to
> > > alleviate that shortcoming. Mozilla, though, is designed to be an
> > > Internet application suite.
> >
> >Let's put it this way, outlook has password protected profiles and is the
most
> >widely used mail prog. People seem to be happy with this solution and don't
> >seem to mind the "imperfect" protection!!!
>
> Other people's bad decisions are rarely grounds for repeating the same
mistake.
>
> > > > Since most office computers are ON all day, it would be nice to at
least
> > > > have the OPTION to "manage" my risk.
> > >
> > > It is not the mission of Mozilla to give you *all* of the available
> > > options of things you can do with a computer. The option you want is
> > > something that I think falls outside its domain, and that I seriously
> > > doubt it could do well.
> >
> >I capped OPTION, because someone was objecting to being FORCED to use an
> >"imperfect" protection!!!
>
> I think the main objection is that it is an option that Mozilla isn't going
> to support, because at base its a broken option. The assumption is that
> the application should provide file permissions when the underlying
> operating system doesn't. That is outside Mozilla's domain.
>
> > > > Also, at home, I don't want to
> > > > necessarly protect my entire PC (i usually turn it on and walk away
and
> > > > do other things; when i return, I want it to be booted COMPLETELY -
and
> > > > not have to enter a password and wait AGAIN until the login finishes).
> > >
> > > I see. You want Mozilla to have a login screen because your computer/OS
> > > login is too slow.
> >
> >NO, i capped "AGAIN", not "wait"!!!
>
> How does a keyboard lock or screen saver not do that? If you walk away
> from a machine which is running and logged in without any protection,
> regardless of the circumstances of the environment, if anyone happens to
> see information that you don't want them to that's really your problem not
> the application's, or even the operating system, unless and until you
> install retinal verification.
>
> Simon
>
> > > Braden
> >
> >Please make at least an effort to read a post before regergitating your
> >preconceived opinons.
> >
> >--
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Peter Lairo
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Regards,
Peter Lairo
