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on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:37:10 GMT
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> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:50:41 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
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>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote
>> on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:30:50 +0100
>> <10462961.BaN0yrZU0p@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Firefox Won't Save You from IE Flaws
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Users running Firefox are vulnerable to IE flaws via files supported
>>> | by Windows Media Player, a researcher shows.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.channelinsider.com/article/Firefox+Wont+Save+You+from+IE+Flaws/215558_1.aspx
>>
>> Um...is this an IE flaw, or a WMP flaw, or a Windows flaw? In any event,
>> part of the problem with Windows is that Mozilla has to use Windows
>> services. While Mozilla on Linux has to use Linux services, said Linux
>> services tend to be much more secure and robust (and limited: Linux does
>> not provide browser functionality as such but merely sockets; the app
>> program and implementation libraries do the rest).
>>
>> [rest snipped]
>
> Can't one just use Mplayer to get around this problem?
>
What, on Windows? Good question. I wish I knew.
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