You don't have to lower the security, microsoft recently put out a patch to
fix the activex issue. when this patch is downloaded to your computer, it
will re-direct the 'Hacker' to an MS site specially setup for this.
The patch can be found at www.microsoft.com/update
RM.
>From: greenman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [NetMeeting] MyFreeLD
>Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 19:37:08 +0200
>
>
>Hi again from Berlin,
>
>Sorry for this posting: I know this is a NetMeeting list......
>
>but I just wanted to mention that - based on some "references" from some
>of the people I "know" from this list - I overcame my "fears" and signed
>up for the password.
>
>The program works like a charm, and I had a long call with a friend in
>the US (I'm in Germany). The quality was fine, and I think the program's
>got real potential (I wonder when their IPO's gonna be...)
>
>The one thing I still am not sure about is the fact that - if I
>understood it right - you have to lower your Internet Explorer security
>to allow for ActiveX "access" - which (again, if I understand it right)
>leaves your computer wide open to whomever's behind that address in
>Texas that's on the website (which I hope isn't linked to a site in
>Daghestan or God knows where).
>
>Anyway, as I said, I tried it and liked it. I'm gonna re-up my ActiveX
>security settings to see how it works.
>
>Anybody else have any other security concerns with this one???
>
>Best regards,
>Joe
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