On 5 May 2010 05:23, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> F^(&*n' Micro$oft!!
>
You should have logged in from a Mac using Safari, then it all would
have processed perfectly, while angels caressed your brow.
};-)>
But seriously, your problem can't be compared to logging on to Gmail
or Flickr. You're logging onto a system which gives you a much deeper
degreee of access and control over the data stored inside than the
users of those and other cybertainment networks. My wife sometimes
accesses her office desktop from home via a "remote desktop". And
guess what? Right, Internet Explorer or nothing. It's their system,
so it's their choice, same as your situatiuon with the DoD. They do
it to protect themselves, lest some nefarious soul finds a security
hole that could exploited by using a third party browser. And yeah, I
see the irony in their use of the holeiest browser to ensure security,
but it caters to the widest user base and means they only need attend
to the security issues of one browser, not all of them.
Just a pity they didn't tell you to go to one of their own computers
in the first place, that was inconsiderate. SOP for a government
agency, really, you should have expected no less.
regards, Anthony
"Of what use is lens and light
to those who lack in mind and sight"
(Anon)
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