On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:29:47 -0100, Joe Cuervo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Chris Hill wrote: > >> On 27 Nov 2001 03:41:35 GMT, DeMoN LaG <n@a> wrote: >> >>>They are as secure as fort knox compared to Active X >>> >>> >> >> Please explain >> > > >You have to actually download and install them >before they do anything. ActiveX can install >things without you even knowing. > I don't think this is part of ActiveX (although exactly what ActiveX is remains and will continue to remain unclear), it is part of IE's system for downloading and installing ActiveX controls (or security problems with ActiveX controls already on your system combined with the fact that IE trusts them implicitly and will load them). This would be something to avoid in an alternate implementation. I haven't looked into the issue for some time, but I don't think there is any ActiveX API to download and install controls from the Web, it is built into IE. The policy of allowing the browser to use controls already installed on the system is certainly part of IE. Chris Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
