Henri Sivonen wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christopher Jahn
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > -N6/6.01 were bug-ridden nightmares, especially Mail and News
> > -Mail & News still not performing at reliable levels
>
> Did tying the browser and the mail&news client together made sense in
> the first place? Does it make sense now?
>
> > -N6xx/Moz lacks many of the features found in NC4.xx. For
> > business and institutional installations, these features are
> > mission critical. (LDAP, ".slt" free installation,
>
> Why is salting a problem? The right way to set up the defaults is to
> modify the default preferences in the Mozilla installation directory.
> Mozilla will then automatically copy those defaults to new accounts.
>
> > password protection between users,
>
> If that's a requirement, it is a bad sign about the setup of the
> environment. Password protection between users is an OS-level thing.
>
> > 100% acceptance at business sites, particular bank sites are the
> > most common mentioned)
>
> Based on discussions at the local Macintosh user group, bank acceptance
> is indeed critical. (I can use Mozilla for banking, because I'm a
> customer of a bank that is clueful enough to not block browsers.)
>
> Another main issue (again from the local MUG), is worse performance on
> older Macs (running Mac OS 8.5...9.1).
>
> Example #1 of a user sticking to N4:
> * Wants to have multiple profiles.
> * Doesn't want to upgrade to Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X and to use multiple
> accounts
> * Doesn't want to implement profiles for IE or Opera in AppleScript.
> * Thinks Mozilla/N6 is too slow.
>
> Example #2 of a user sticking to N4:
> * Wants to get to the bank => no N6.1PR1, no Opera
> * Doesn't want to use MS products => no IE.
> * Thinks iCab is too much a lite browser.
> * Is afraid of unbranded Mozilla.
>
> --
> Henri Sivonen
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.clinet.fi/~henris/
In reference to banking dicussion. I attempted to go Mozilla to go to
AdvisorExpress (Fidelity Advisor Secure Website) It would allow me to
get to main Page but would not allow me to login on secure page.
Also noted unlike in Communicator and IE the page show the padlock on
the page open indicating it was an unsecure connection.
I'm not afraid to use Mozilla but if Banking and Financial Instutions
accept security certificates from Mozilla, I'll need to use Mozzilla/IE.
IE was fater rendering the page though. (even though it was a secure connection.)
As for upgrading to OS 9, OS X.
Already use OS 9.1
Yes I am "Afraid" of OS-X. Unlike 9 and Lower even if a individual likes
to poke around on my computer and do some pings. That all they can do.
They can't mess with anything on my Computer unless I turn on File
sharing. OS-X is pure UNIX with Aqua interface (works similar to
X-Windows) on top. Unix has many back Doors and open Holes that can let
anyone in easily whether you want to or not. So yes i am leary of X
Until Apple can Make as secure or more so than 9 then I want no part.
they say there is a Unix program called Brickhouse that can plug up all
the holes. But I believe I'll wait a while anyway.
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