Re: IE 5.0 allows executing programs

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Thu, 2 Sep 1999 18:56:39 -0700

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You can manually download the updates at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp

Personally, I prefer to actually save the update files so that I don't
need to download everything all over again whenever windows breaks and
I have to reinstall (which is pretty often).

David

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From: Jens Benecke <jensPINGUIN.CONETIX.DE>
To: BUGTRAQSECURITYFOCUS.COM <BUGTRAQSECURITYFOCUS.COM>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: IE 5.0 allows executing programs

>On Sat, Aug 28, 1999 at 10:44:32AM -0400, Jesper M. Johansson wrote:
>
>> >Actually, the setting that goes right to the heart of this one is
>> >"Script ActiveX Controls Marked Safe For Scripting". Default for
>> >"Internet Zone" is Enable. It is probably safest to set it to
either
>> >disable or prompt.
>> I don't know that you want it as a trusted site, but I realized
yesterday
>> that Windows Update needs to be able to "Script ActiveX Controls
Marked
>> Safe For Scripting." Thus, if you want to be able to use Windows
Update,
>> you must set this to either enable or prompt.
>
>That is not true. You can also download the Update files 'manually',
>without having to tell Microsoft about your digestion problems and
>grandmothers. It's hidden somewhere in
www.microsoft.com/windows/update/ or
>something, I'll dig out the URL in case anyone needs to know.
>
>Strangely(0), Netscape/Windows barfs out when visiting that page -
>Netscape/Linux displays it though.
>
>
>(0) NOT
>
>--
>_ciao, Jens_______________________________
http://www.pinguin.conetix.de
>
>There are more than 1000 chemicals in brand coffee, of which 26 have
been
>tested and examined. Of those 26, 24 caused cancer in lab rats.
>
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