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2006-10-19 13:48:55 |
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Sorin
web%20at%20kenzig.com">Jim Kenzig
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----- Original Message ---- From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu orgfarm.uu.se>
To: windows2000freelists.org
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:32:50 AM
Subject: [windows2000] Re: was IE7 re Firefox ADM
Ah, that opens up some possibilities. Now to somehow counter the deployment, and the general FUD in Sweden regarding FF and there being more exploits and stuff for it than compared to IE..
Note: I'm not, and don't want to, starting a flamewar or something.
web%20at%20kenzig.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Jim Kenzig
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----- Original Message ---- From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbuorgfarm.uu.se>
To: windows2000freelists.org
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:17:03 AM
Subject: [windows2000] Re: IE7
Phi llip Newberry <> wrote on Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:04 PM:
I can't count on my users to keep Mozilla/Firefox up-to-date, whenever an
exploit for it is discovered.
Besides the IE merges fine with respect to forced settings etc in the AD,
compared to the opensource alternatives, at least as far as I know. Unless
somebody has made some sort of ADM-template for Moz/FF to be deployed over
AD/GPO and where settings can be set?
>; No rush, Mozilla works great. They support their
> product with no head aches of potential virus's. It
> will be exclided in my updates for preventative
> measures. I'm not waiting in line to get software
> from a company that pushes out code that is known to
> be poorly written and easily hacked into.
>
> --- Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbuorgfarm.uu.se> wrote:
>;
>> I've deployed the blocker to all our
domain
>;> computers. I've also enlisted a
>> handful of volunteer users to try the sharp release when it becomes
>> available. Should they not encounter any major problems I'm
>> rolling out IE7 ASAP.
>>
>> The RC1 I run on my own computer, has so far worked very good, with the
>> exception of a mad flickering of the pointer, when I leave the mouse
>> pointer in a field I'm about to fill with eg uid or some
>> such. Not a biggie, but it's
>> a bit irritating.
>>
>> Strangely enough, most of the volunteers have a
>> history with using Firefox at
>>; home. Must the tabbed browsing that made them
>> volunteer.
>>
>> Thank god for Firefox, or MS wouldn't have included tabs in long, long
>> time...! Competition is good. 
>>
>> _____
>>
>> From:
windows2000-bouncefreelists.org
>>; [mailto:windows2000-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of Herchenbach, Jim
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:22 PM
>>; To: windows2000freelists.org
>>; Subject: [windows2000] IE7
>>
>>
>> What are people thinking in regard to the IE7
>> update? Plans, Policies, etc?
>> Anyone considering the nonexpiring blocker? Just
>>; curious how others are
>> planning around this or maybe it's not a big deal.
>>
>> Jim Herchenbach
>> RVW Inc.
>>
>
>
> Phil Newberry
> Computer Network Engineer Consultant
> MCSE NT&2000, MCP+IIS CNA, CAN
>
> Your destiny is in your hands. Just do it.
>
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| was IE7 re Firefox ADM |
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2006-10-19 14:11:09 |
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Altiris is payware too, isn't
it?
Sorin
web%20at%20kenzig.com">Jim Kenzig
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Original Message ---- From: Sorin Srbu
<sorin.srbuorgfarm.uu.se>
To: windows2000freelists.org
Sent:
Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:32:50 AM
Subject: [windows2000] Re: was IE7 re
Firefox ADM
Ah, that opens up some possibilities.
Now to somehow counter the deployment, and the general FUD in Sweden regarding
FF and there being more exploits and stuff for it than compared to IE..
Note: I'm not, and don't want
to, starting a flamewar or something.
web%20at%20kenzig.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Jim
Kenzig
;
-----
Original Message ---- From: Sorin Srbu
<sorin.srbuorgfarm.uu.se>
To: windows2000freelists.org
Sent:
Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:17:03 AM
Subject: [windows2000] Re: IE7
Phi llip Newberry <> wrote on Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:04
PM:
I can't count on my users to keep Mozilla/Firefox up-to-date,
whenever an
exploit for it is discovered.
Besides the IE merges fine
with respect to forced settings etc in the AD,
compared to the opensource
alternatives, at least as far as I know. Unless
somebody has made some sort
of ADM-template for Moz/FF to be deployed over
AD/GPO and where settings can
be set?
>; No rush, Mozilla works great. They support
their
>; product with no head aches of potential
virus's. It
> will be exclided in my updates for
preventative
> measures. I'm not waiting in line to get
software
> from a company that pushes out code that is known to
> be
poorly written and easily hacked into.
>
> --- Sorin Srbu
<sorin.srbuorgfarm.uu.se> wrote:
>;
>> I've deployed the
blocker to all our domain
>;> computers. I've also enlisted
a
>>; handful of volunteer users to try the sharp release when it
becomes
>> available. Should they not encounter any major problems
I'm
>> rolling out IE7 ASAP.
>>
>> The RC1 I run on
my own computer, has so far worked very good, with the
>> exception of
a mad flickering of the pointer, when I leave the mouse
>> pointer in a
field I'm about to fill with eg uid or some
>> such. Not a biggie, but
it's
>> a bit irritating.
>>
>> Strangely enough,
most of the volunteers have a
>> history with using Firefox
at
>> home. Must the tabbed browsing that made them
>>
volunteer.
>>
>> Thank god for Firefox, or MS wouldn't have
included tabs in long, long
>> time...! Competition is good.
>>
>> _____
>>
>> From:
windows2000-bouncefreelists.org
>>;
[mailto:windows2000-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of Herchenbach,
Jim
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:22 PM
>>; To:
windows2000freelists.org
>>; Subject: [windows2000] IE7
>>
>>
>> What are people thinking in regard to the
IE7
>> update? Plans, Policies, etc?
>> Anyone
considering the nonexpiring blocker? Just
>>; curious how
others are
>> planning around this or maybe it's not a big
deal.
>;>
>> Jim Herchenbach
>> RVW Inc.
>>
>
>
> Phil Newberry
> Computer Network Engineer
Consultant
> MCSE NT&2000, MCP+IIS CNA, CAN
>
> Your
destiny is in your hands. Just do it.
>
>
__________________________________________________
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Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam? ; Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
protection around
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*****************************
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